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reagent

🇬🇧 UK/ri:'eidʒәnt/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A chemical substance used to test, detect, or react with other substances in a laboratory

试剂(用于化学反应或检测的化学物质)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
reagain, back
+
agdo, drive, lead
+
entperforming, being in a state
=reagent

Common Collocations

  • 1.chemical reagent化学试剂
  • 2.reagent kit试剂盒
  • 3.add a reagent添加试剂
  • 4.diagnostic reagent诊断试剂

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The chemist carefully added the reagent to the solution to trigger the reaction.

  • 2.

    High-purity reagents are essential for obtaining accurate laboratory results.

  • 3.

    The diagnostic kit contains all the reagents needed to detect the virus.

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