No. 8,869 in Dutch
kettingreactie
Chain reaction.
In a sentence
De chemicus veroorzaakte een gecontroleerde kettingreactie in het laboratorium.
The chemist initiated a controlled chain reaction in the laboratory.
In this sentence, 'kettingreactie' is used in a scientific context to describe a cascade of reactions where each leads to the next, often related to chemistry or physics.
De toespraak van de activist veroorzaakte een kettingreactie van protesten over het hele land.
The activist's speech caused a chain reaction of protests throughout the country.
Here, 'kettingreactie' is employed figuratively to describe a sequence of events, where the activism leads to protests in succession.
Na de botsing ontstond er een kettingreactie van ongevallen op de snelweg.
After the collision, a chain reaction of accidents occurred on the highway.
In this instance, 'kettingreactie' is used to depict a series of events directly caused by an initial incident, specific to a vehicular context.
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