scavenger

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A substance that reacts with (or otherwise removes) a trace component (as in the @S05496@ of trace metal ions) or traps a reactive reaction @I03096@.
See also:
inhibition
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1162 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'scavenger' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05495 RIS BibTex EndNote
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