noun
an agent that produces chemical reactions
• Hypernyms: ↑agent
• Hyponyms:
↑active agent, ↑active, ↑reagent, ↑desiccant, ↑drying agent, ↑drier, ↑siccative, ↑oxidant, ↑oxidizer, ↑oxidiser, ↑oxidizing agent, ↑reducing agent, ↑reducer, ↑reductant, ↑scavenger, ↑wetting agent, ↑wetter, ↑surfactant, ↑surface-active agent, ↑vesicant, ↑vesicatory
Useful english dictionary. 2012.