'Reagent' definitions:
Definition of 'reagent'
From: WordNet
noun
A chemical agent for use in chemical reactions
Definition of 'Reagent'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'reagent'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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