reaktiivien

Reaktiivien is a Finnish grammatical form used in chemistry and related fields. It is the genitive plural of the noun reaktiivit, which means reagents or chemical reagents. The singular form reaktiivi can refer to a reagent or to a reactive species, depending on context, while its plural nominative is reaktiivit. The genitive plural reaktiivien is used to indicate possession or a relationship to reagents, for example in phrases like “reaktiivien määrä” (the amount of reagents) or “reaktiivien saatavuus” (the availability of reagents).

In practice, reaktiivien appears in lab notes, textbooks, and scientific writing when describing quantities, properties, or procedures involving multiple reagents. It functions as a grammatical tool rather than as a separate concept; its meaning is determined by the surrounding noun and the possession or relation indicated.

Finnish grammar-wise, reaktiivien demonstrates the common genitive plural ending -ien, which is used with many plural stems ending in -t or -ti. This makes it a typical example of how chemical terminology integrates into standard inflection patterns.

Related terms include the singular reaktiivi (reagent) and the adjective reaktiivinen (reactive). The broader term for the study of these forms is Finnish grammar, specifically the genitive case and plural inflection.