reactant
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By adjusting the chemical composition and pH of the reactant solutions, they altered both the size and properties of the ultrasmall openings.
From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026
This process involves destabilizing one of the aromatic rings in quinoline, using light and sometimes a catalyst, so that a reactant can 'latch' onto the ring, forming the target compound.
From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2024
That is, as the temperature of the reaction goes up due to its heat production, the reactant gases lose contact with the catalyst surface and their reaction slows down, which reduces the temperature.
From Science Daily • Oct. 5, 2023
Doubling the concentration of a reactant increases the rate of a reaction four times.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
"Back at the Academy, I failed to register a protest about someone dumping impure reactant into my feeders."
From Treachery in Outer Space by Glanzman, Louis
Vocabulary lists containing reactant
Chemistry - Introductory
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Chemical Reactions - Introductory
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Chemistry - High School
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