| NOUN | substance | chemical agent | an agent that produces chemical reactions |
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| Meaning | An agent that produces chemical reactions. | |
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| Narrower | active agent, active | chemical agent capable of activity |
| desiccant, drying agent, drier, siccative | A substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) | |
| oxidant, oxidizer, oxidiser, oxidizing agent | A substance that oxidizes another substance | |
| reagent | A chemical agent for use in chemical reactions | |
| reducing agent, reducer, reductant | A substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized | |
| scavenger | A chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities | |
| vesicant, vesicatory | A chemical agent that causes blistering (especially mustard gas) | |
| wetting agent, wetter, surfactant, surface-active agent | A chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid / liquid in which it is dissolved | |
| Broader | agent | A substance that exerts some force or effect |
| Spanish | agente químico | |
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