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reagent
[re-a´jent]a substance used to produce a chemical reaction so as to detect, measure, or produce other substances.
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re·a·gent
(rē-ā'jĕnt),Any substance added to a solution of another substance to participate in a chemical reaction.
[Mod. L. reagens]
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reagent
Lab medicine A substance or material used in a reaction to detect or measure substances of interest; reagents are integral and standardized participants in reactions or detection methods–eg, GLC, HPLC, GC-MS. See Lot-analyzed reagent, Maximum impurities reagent, Raichem®cholesterol rapid liquid reagent.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
re·a·gent
(rē-ā'jĕnt)Any substance added to a solution of another substance to participate in a chemical reaction.
[Mod. L. reagens]
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re·a·gent
(rē-ā'jĕnt)Any substance added to a solution of another substance to participate in a chemical reaction.
[Mod. L. reagens]
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