Phrase guide

chemical agent

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any noxious substance intended for use in military or police operations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

an agent that produces chemical reactions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: agent

Narrower terms: 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

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 化學試劑 /化学试剂 (huàxué shìjì) — noxious substance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 化學劑 /化学剂 (huàxuéjì) — noxious substance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 化學藥劑 /化学药剂 (huàxué yàojì) — noxious substance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 化學製劑 /化学制剂 (huàxué zhìjì) — noxious substance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 毒劑 /毒剂 (dújì) — noxious substance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 化驗劑 /化验剂 (huàyànjì) — noxious substance
  • Finnish: kemiallinen taisteluaine — noxious substance
  • French: arme chimique — noxious substance
  • Irish: oibreán ceimiceach — noxious substance
  • Irish: oibreán cogaíochta ceimicí — noxious substance
  • Korean: 화학 작용제 (hwahak jagyongje) — noxious substance
  • Romanian: agent chimic — noxious substance
  • Spanish: agente químico — noxious substance
  • Swedish: kemisk agens — noxious substance