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Definition of Reducing

1. Noun. Any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent.

2. Noun. Loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer. "A doctor supervised her reducing"

Definition of Reducing

1. Verb. (present participle of reduce) ¹

2. Adjective. (chemistry) That causes reduction. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Reducing

1. reduce [v] - See also: reduce

Medical Definition of Reducing

1. From Reduce. Reducing furnace, a furnace for reducing ores. Reducing pipe fitting, a pipe fitting, as a coupling, an elbow, a tee, etc, for connecting a large pipe with a smaller one. Reducing valve, a device for automatically maintaining a diminished pressure of steam, air, gas, etc, in a pipe, or other receiver, which is fed from a boiler or pipe in which the pressure is higher than is desired in the receiver. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Reducing

reduced haemoglobin reduced instruction set computer reduced instruction set computing reduced interarch distance reducement reducements reducer reducers reduces reducibilities

reducibility reducible reducible hernia reducibleness reducibly reducing (current term) reducing agent reducing agents reducing diet reducing enzyme

reducing sugar reducing sugars reducing valve reduct reductant reductants reductase reductases reducted reductibilities

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