(idiomatic) The genuine thing, neither a substitute nor an imitation.

To have high hopes; to be ambitious.

present participle of reach

The action of one who reaches; an attempt to grasp something by stretching.

(organic chemistry) The trans oxidation of an alkene, to form a dihydric alcohol, catalyzed by iodine and silver benzoate.

(publishing) A person who informally proofreads another person's text before the latter makes it available to the general public.

The state of diverse reception, when there are many who praise something while there are also many who dislike it. / (ironical) An unmixed reaction, usually opposition.

(chemistry) any reaction, typically involving organic compounds, in which a cyclic transition state is involved

that reacts or responds to a stimulus / (chemistry) that readily takes part in reactions / (electronics) Characterized by induction or capacitance rather than resistance.

(chemistry) any reaction in which two (or more) molecules react with the resulting loss of a molecule of water (or other small molecule); the formal reverse of hydrolysis