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reactant

🇬🇧 UK/ri'æktәnt/🇺🇸 US
GREA2

Definitions

n.

A substance that participates in and is consumed during a chemical reaction

反应物(化学反应中被消耗的物质)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
reagain, back
+
actdo, act, drive
+
antperforming, being in a state
=reactant

Common Collocations

  • 1.limiting reactant限量反应物
  • 2.excess reactant过量反应物
  • 3.[reactant concentration]反应物浓度
  • 4.reactant molecules反应物分子

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    In this experiment, hydrogen and oxygen are the reactants that combine to form water.

  • 2.

    The chemist carefully measured each reactant to ensure the correct stoichiometric ratio.

  • 3.

    When a reactant is fully consumed, the chemical reaction stops.

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