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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

“We believe that the different reagent led to a higher presumptive positivity rate on screening results than the standard reagent used by Quest Diagnostics,” the statement read.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2025

The researchers utilized potassium xanthate instead of hydrogen sulfide, owing to its better reactivity in aryne reactions and pentafluorophenyl bromide as an electrophilic brominating reagent.

From Science Daily • May 23, 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




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