reactant

reactant

See also: réactant

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English react
Proto-Indo-European *-onts
Latin -ns
Latin -āns
Old French -antbor.
Proto-Indo-European *-onts
Proto-Germanic *-ndz
Proto-West Germanic *-andī
Old English -ende
Middle English -ant
English -ant
English reactant

    From react + -ant.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    reactant (plural reactants)

    1. (chemistry) Any of the participants present at the start of a chemical reaction, specifically one that is consumed during the reaction.
      Hypernym: reagent

    Derived terms

    Translations

    Romanian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English reactant.

    Noun

    reactant m (plural reactanți)

    1. reactant

    Declension

    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative reactant reactantul reactanți reactanții
    genitive-dative reactant reactantului reactanți reactanților
    vocative reactantule reactanților
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