- chain reaction - a series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next
--1 is a kind of chemical reaction, reaction
- chain reaction - a self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others
--2 is a kind of nuclear reaction
- chain reaction - a self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others