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re·a·gent

(rē-ā′jənt)

A substance used in a chemical reaction to detect, measure, examine, or produce other substances.

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reagent

(riːˈeɪdʒənt)

(Chemistry) a substance for use in a chemical reaction, esp for use in chemical synthesis and analysis

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re•a•gent

(riˈeɪ dʒənt)

n. Chem.

a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.

[1790–1800; re (act) + agent]

re·a·gent

(rē-ā′jənt)

Any substance involved in a chemical reaction, especially one used to detect, measure, or produce another substance. Compare agent.

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Noun

reagent - a chemical agent for use in chemical reactions

chemical agent - an agent that produces chemical reactions

Translations

reactiu

reagenssi

reaktif

reagent

[riːˈeɪdʒənt] N (Chem) → reactivo m

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reagent

[riˈeɪdʒənt] n → réactif m

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reagent

n (Chem) → Reagens nt

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reagent

[riːˈeɪdʒ/ənt] n chemical reagent → reagente m chimico

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

re·a·gent

n. reactivo, agente que produce una reacción.

reagent

n reactivo

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"I purpose to seek--ay, and to find--the proper reagents, which, acting upon the living organism, will bring about molecular changes analogous to those you have just witnessed.

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