reactive

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That disaster “brought about new regulations for the chemical manufacturing industry,” the museum said, including requiring cool temperatures and special containers for shipping ammonium nitrate and banning storage near other reactive materials.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Money coaches tell you how to move past the stigma and decide if tapping your retirement fund is rational or reactive.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The wide-ranging proposals say reactive action would be insufficient, and online marketplaces would need to "act with due care to prevent, identify and remove dangerous products being sold via their platforms".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The ability to create and maintain reactive intermediate molecules in water also brings scientists closer to replicating the chemistry that naturally occurs inside living cells, which are mostly composed of water.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

“That’s the mesarthium,” he said, and asked, curious, “Have you noticed its being reactive to skin?”

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor