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reactive

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-023193

1. Having the tendency to chemically combine with something else and change its form. For example, a strong acid is highly reactive with a strong base.

2. One of four categories of hazardous waste.

3. Substances capable of changing into something else in the presence of other chemicals, usually violently or producing a hazardous by-product.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-023193
FieldEnvironment
SubjectAir
ReferencesAcid Rain Glossary; Superfund for Students and Teachers Glossary
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-023193",
  "term": "reactive",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Having the tendency to chemically combine with something else and change its form. For example, a strong acid is highly reactive with a strong base.\n\n2. One of four categories of hazardous waste.\n\n3. Substances capable of changing into something else in the presence of other chemicals, usually violently or producing a hazardous by-product.",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "Acid Rain Glossary",
    "Superfund for Students and Teachers Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/reactive/"
}

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