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reagent

rea·gent

UK/ɹiˈeɪ.d͡ʒənt/ US/ˈridʒʌnt/ fairly common

noun

1.

a chemical agent for use in chemical reactions

Origin

Possibly from Latin reagō. Compare with Norwegian Bokmål reagens. The sequence of act → action → agent → agency shows morphologic and semantic parallel, and apparent cognate relation, with react → reaction → reagent → reagency.

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