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Reagent vs Potentiator - What's the difference?

reagent | potentiator |

As nouns the difference between reagent and potentiator

is that reagent is a compound or mixture of compounds used to treat materials, samples, other compounds or reactants in a laboratory or sometimes an industrial setting while potentiator is a reagent that enhances sensitization of an antigen.

reagent

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Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) A compound or mixture of compounds used to treat materials, samples, other compounds or reactants in a laboratory or sometimes an industrial setting.

    • Derived terms

    * Benedict's reagent * Brady's reagent * Edman's reagent * Ehrlich's reagent * Froehde reagent * Grignard reagent * Kovac's reagent * Liebermann reagent * Melzer's reagent * Molisch's reagent * Sanger's reagent * van Urk reagent

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    Anagrams

    * (l), (l) Chemical reagents ----

    potentiator

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    Noun

    (wikipedia potentiator) (en noun)
  • (biology) A reagent that enhances sensitization of an antigen
  • (medicine) A drug that enhances the response to another
  • A flavour enhancer