Term: scavenger
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05495

Definition:
A substance that reacts with (or otherwise removes) a trace component (as in the scavenging of trace metal ions) or traps a reactive reaction intermediate.

Related Terms:
1) inhibition (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I03034).
2) scavenging (<em>in radiation chemistry, in radiochemistry, in atmospheric chemistry</em>) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05496).
3) intermediate (<em>in radiation chemistry, in radiochemistry, in atmospheric chemistry</em>) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I03096).

Source: PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1162 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466051077)

Citation: 'scavenger' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05495

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