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/ɹiˈeɪ.d͡ʒənt/ · noun
(chemistry) 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..
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Reagent means (chemistry) 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..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use reagent where its definition matches the intended context.
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