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reagent

reagent

9 7.9
A chemical added to a sample to cause a reaction or to test for a substance
  • noun
  • /rɪˈeɪdʒənt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : reactivo
  • A reaction using nitric acid and potassium iodide reagent produces a canary yellow precipitate, a positive indicator for lead.
  • chemical reagents
  • reagent grade
  • antibody reagents

OK, So what's going to happen if this reagent say is added to cell lysate?

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Examples

  • The use of these monoclonal antibody reagents was then broadened to be able to diagnose the other TSEs.

    Academic text (2004)
  • For example, it proves that the reagent used to detect the presence of foetal blood, in the car and on the bag, was not suitable for the purpose.

  • Just enough for the reagent test.

  • So this means this is the limiting reagent, the limiting reagent.

  • When you get through using the reagent, put it in the disposal container.

  • You need a reagent.

  • Do you have any fluorescent reagents?

  • All strains and reagents generated in this study are available upon request.

    Academic text (2016)
  • It's crazy how much just containing the reagents and containing the heat from the reaction accelerates it.

  • Chemists often use a reagent to test for the presence of specific substances in a sample.

How Reactive

explosive
  • Specialized
336 5.5
oxidizer
  • Specialized
3 7.4
reagent
  • Specialized
9 7.9
reactant
  • Specialized
2 5.9
stable
  • Specialized
30 6.6
inert
  • Specialized
1 7.1

Surface Forms

reagent singular
reagents plural

Etymology

Reagent comes from Latin parts re- meaning 'back' and agere meaning 'to act', and it is related to the words react and agent. So a reagent is something that 'acts back' on a substance or makes it react in a chemical test.