Understand that 'reagent' in chemistry refers to substances explicitly in reactions, not general chemicals.

Chemistry Specific

'Reagent' is often used to discuss practical aspects of experiments, such as mixing chemicals.

Practical Use

Reagents are key in determining if a reaction happens, often revealing a substance's presence.

Experiment Outcome

'Reagent' can refer to ingredients essential in industrial processes, not just laboratory experiments.

Beyond the Lab

Reagents in industry may initiate or accelerate production, crucial for efficiency.

Production Processes

'Reagent' in technical contexts can intimidate but generally means a reactive substance.

Technical Term

In medical labs, 'reagent' is used in tests for detecting diseases or body responses.

Medical Testing

In a medical context, a reagent causes reactions to help diagnose patients.

Diagnostic Context

 Well, for a long time, since I was in graduate school, I've been messing around making DNA chips -- that is, printing DNA on glass. And that's what you see These little salt spots are just DNA tacked onto glass, and so I can put thousands of these on our glass chip and use them as a detection reagent.