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re⋅ac⋅tant

[ree-ak-tuhnt]
–noun
1. a person or thing that reacts.
2. Also called interactant. Chemistry. any substance that undergoes a chemical change in a given reaction.

Origin:
1925–30; react + -ant
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re·ac·tant   (rē-āk'tənt)   
n.  A substance participating in a chemical reaction, especially a directly reacting substance present at the initiation of the reaction.
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Main Entry: re·ac·tant
Pronunciation: -t&nt
Function: noun
: a substance that enters into and is altered in the course of a chemicalreaction —reactant adjective
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reactant re·ac·tant (rē-āk'tənt)
n.
A substance participating in a chemical reaction, especially a directly reacting substance present at the start of the reaction.

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reactant   (rē-āk'tənt)  Pronunciation Key 
A substance participating in a chemical reaction, especially one present at the start of the reaction.
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