reagent

English

/ɹi.ˈeɪ.dʒɛnt/

noun
Definitions
  • (chemistry) A compound or mixture of compounds used to treat or test materials, samples, other compounds or reactants in a laboratory or sometimes an industrial setting.

Etymology

Derived from Latin reagō.

Origin

Latin

reagō

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