taggant


tag·gant

T0013950 (tăg′ənt)n. Any of various substances, such as microscopic pieces of multilayered colored plastic, added to a product to indicate its source of manufacture: added taggants to explosives to deter terrorism.
[Short for Microtaggant, trademark for tags identifying explosives.]

taggant

(ˈtæɡənt) n1. (Electronics) electronics a microscopic material added to a substance to enable it to be tracked by radio frequency2. (Chemistry) chem a chemical marker used in various kinds of testing

tag•gant

(ˈtæg ənt)
n. a substance added to an explosive that may be traced if the explosive is used for unlawful purposes. [1990–95]