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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

This selectivity switch can be accomplished by choosing one reagent over another, a process that is as streamlined as it is cost-effective.

From Science Daily Dec. 7, 2023

Chess was not going to ask his little sister in front of Natalie what a reagent was.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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

When the light triggers the reaction, it sets off a self sustaining chain process that forms carbon-carbon bonds under mild conditions without toxic or costly reagents.

From Science Daily Mar. 14, 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

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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