Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for RE-A'GENT
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RE-A'GENT, n. [re and agent.]
In chimistry, a substance employed to detect the presence of other bodies. Bergman reckons barytic muriate to be one of the most sensible reagents. – Fourcroy.
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