scavenger

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05495
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]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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