chemical agent
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1. an agent that produces chemical reactions (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | agent, |
| definition | : | a substance that exerts some force or effect (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | active, active agent, |
| definition | : | chemical agent capable of activity (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | reagent, |
| definition | : | a chemical agent for use in chemical reactions (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | desiccant, drier, drying agent, siccative, |
| definition | : | a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | reducer, reducing agent, reductant, |
| definition | : | a substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in photography to lessen the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the loose silver (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | scavenger, |
| definition | : | a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | vesicant, vesicatory, |
| definition | : | a chemical agent that causes blistering (especially mustard gas) (noun.substance) |
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