réactif
Appearance
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the stem of réaction + -if.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]réactif m (plural réactifs)
Adjective
[edit]réactif (feminine réactive, masculine plural réactifs, feminine plural réactives)
- (chemistry) reactive
- responsive, quick to respond, who replies fast
- Near-synonym: prompt
- reactive (not proactive, not acting preventively, dealing with problems only after the fact, tackling issues only after they've occurred)
- Antonym: proactif
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “réactif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012