The terms reactant and product can be used to describe constituents of individual enzymatic reactions or entire metabolic pathways. Reactants (or 'substrates') are the starting materials for a reaction, In the generic reaction shown below, A and B are the reactants. C and D are the products. CO2 and RUBP are the reactants in this reaction, Rubisco is the enzyme, and the product is two molecules of 3PGA. We can also refer to the reactants and products of entire metabolic pathways, such as of the light-independent reactions.
A. PLASTER IS A TIME TESTED PRODUCT: Plaster has been used as a swimming pool surface coating for the past 50 years. This experience has shown that plaster is a durable surface that can stand up to the environment of proper pool water chemistry.
Plaster of Paris can be used to impregnate gauze bandages to make a sculpting material called modroc. It is used similarly to clay, as it is easily shaped when wet, yet sets into a resilient and lightweight structure.