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reactant
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
reactant
(noun)
reactant
/ri
ˈ
æktənt/
noun
plural
reactants
reactant
/ri
ˈ
æktənt/
noun
plural
reactants
Britannica Dictionary definition of REACTANT
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chemistry
:
a substance that changes when it is combined with another substance in a chemical reaction
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