reagent
Meanings
Plural: reagents
Noun
- a chemical agent for use in chemical reactions
- 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.
Origin / 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.
Scrabble Score: 8
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Words With Friends Score: 10
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