reagent

A chemical substance used to cause a reaction, detect another substance, or measure a component in a chemical process.

• 🇷🇺Химическое вещество, используемое для проведения реакции, обнаружения другого вещества или измерения компонента в химическом процессе.

1. Chemical substance for reactions C1 formal scientific

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

   • The lab technician added a reagent to the solution to test for the presence of glucose.
   • Sulfuric acid is a common reagent used in many industrial processes.
   • The chemist carefully measured the reagent before mixing it with the sample.

   🇷🇺Реагент

   Synonyms: chemical agentreactant

• reagents plural form
• reagents' possessive plural form
• reagent's possessive singular form