Reagent

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Reagent \Re*a"gent\ (r[-e]*[=a]"jent), n. (Chem.)
     A substance capable of producing with another a reaction,
     especially when employed to detect the presence of other
     bodies; a test.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  reagent
       n : a chemical agent for use in chemical reactions

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  39 Moby Thesaurus words for "reagent":
     acid, acidity, agent, alkali, alkalinity, alloisomer, anion,
     antacid, atom, base, biochemical, cation, chemical,
     chemical element, chromoisomer, compound, copolymer, dimer,
     element, heavy chemicals, high polymer, homopolymer, hydracid,
     inorganic chemical, ion, isomer, macromolecule, metamer, molecule,
     monomer, neutralizer, nonacid, organic chemical, oxyacid, polymer,
     pseudoisomer, radical, sulfacid, trimer