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reagent

[ree-ey-juhnt] / riˈeɪ dʒənt /
NOUN
litmus paper
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Elevated diesel prices will drive up costs of everything from contract mining, consumables, reagent freight and contract haulage to export logistics, shipping and mine-site aviation, it says.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

But a blood enhancement chemical reagent uncovered a footwear mark and drag mark on the floor.

From BBC Mar. 7, 2026

In a statement, a spokesperson for the company said the replacement reagent had been approved by the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2025

The two-part process is powered by sunlight, occurs at room temperature and at ambient pressure, and employs a recyclable organic reagent that's similar to a catalyst found in natural photosynthesis.

From Science Daily Mar. 20, 2024

“Jaxim saw you leaping through the fire just moments after the reagent spilled. The drench is quick, but not so quick as that.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

She demonstrates the process by placing electronic components in a chemical bath and adding reagents one by one until a fine gold powder forms.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

That’s after rain restricted access to its Honeymoon mine in South Australia, temporarily halting supplies of reagents and other goods needed for production.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

You keep using the same reagents and equipment to avoid white noise.”

From MarketWatch Oct. 21, 2025

Grant funding, she said, “was how we bought the antibodies we needed for experiments, how we purchased our reagents and our consumable supplies.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2025

An Indian-born chemist, Har Khorana, supplied crucial chemical reagents that made code breaking possible.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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