Tagalog

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Etymology

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From pa- +‎ tanikala (chain) +‎ -ng +‎ tambisa (nuclear reaction).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /patanikaˌlaŋ tamˈbisaʔ/ [pɐ.t̪ɐ.n̪ɪ.xɐˌlan̪ t̪ɐmˈbiː.sɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -isaʔ
  • Syllabification: pa‧ta‧ni‧ka‧lang tam‧bi‧sa

Noun

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patanikaláng tambisà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜈᜒᜃᜎᜅ᜔ ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ) (chemistry, neologism)

  1. chain reaction

Further reading

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  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL