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Marquis reagent

Marquis reagent noun: a spot test used to identify various recreational drugs, etc.

Noun

Marquis reagent (countable and uncountable, plural Marquis reagents)

  1. A spot test used to identify various recreational drugs, etc.

Forms of Marquis reagent

pluralMarquis reagents

Origin of Marquis reagent

Discovered in 1896 by the Russian (Estonian) pharmacologist Eduard Markus (Эдуард Маркус).

Questions about Marquis reagent

What does Marquis reagent mean?
Marquis reagent means a spot test used to identify various recreational drugs, etc.
What part of speech is Marquis reagent?
Marquis reagent is a noun.
What is the plural of Marquis reagent?
The plural of Marquis reagent is Marquis reagents.

Words near Marquis reagent in the dictionary

  1. Marquillies
  2. Marquina
  3. Marquinas
  4. marquis
  5. Marquis of Queensberry rules
  6. Marquis reagent
  7. Marquis reagents
  8. marquisate
  9. marquisates
  10. marquisdom
  11. marquisdoms

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