reagent
Pronunciation: /ɹiˈeɪ.d͡ʒənt/
The English word “reagent” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- 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
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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