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Webster 1913 Edition
Reagent
Re-a′gent
(rē̍-ā′jent)
, Noun.
(Chem.)
A substance capable of producing with another a reaction, especially when employed to detect the presence of other bodies; a test.
Webster 1828 Edition
Reagent
REA'GENT
,Noun.
Bergman reckons barytic muriate to be one of the most sensible reagents.
Definition 2024
reagent
reagent
See also: reägent
English
Alternative forms
- reägent rare
Noun
reagent (plural reagents)
- (chemistry) A compound or mixture of compounds used to treat materials, samples, other compounds or reactants in a laboratory or sometimes an industrial setting.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
substance used in chemical reactions
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