reagent

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Sinonieme

reactive substance

response strength

uplift stress

Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ɹi.ˈeɪ.d͡ʒənt/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

Possibly from Latin reagō. Compare with Norwegian Bokmål reagens. The sequence of act → action → agent → agency shows morphologic and semantic parallel, and apparent cognate relation, with react → reaction → reagent → reagency.

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