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
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bioreagent English
- immunoreagent English
- nanoreagent English
- photoreagent English
- reagentless English
- reagens Latin
- reagō Latin
- réagir French
- reagens Norwegian Bokmål
- reagensglass Norwegian Bokmål
- reagensrør Norwegian Bokmål
- reagir Portuguese
- reagěrowaś Lower Sorbian