Preferred Label : reactant;
IUPAC definition : A substance that is consumed in the course of a chemical reaction. It is sometimes
known, especially in the older literature, as a reagent, but this term is better used
in a more specialized sense as a test substance that is added to a system in order
to bring about a reaction or to see whether a reaction occurs (e.g. an analytical
reagent).;
Origin ID : R05163;
See also
A substance that is consumed in the course of a chemical reaction. It is sometimes
known, especially in the older literature, as a reagent, but this term is better used
in a more specialized sense as a test substance that is added to a system in order
to bring about a reaction or to see whether a reaction occurs (e.g. an analytical
reagent).
