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.

Exact synonyms: Reduction
Generic synonyms: Chemical Reaction, Reaction
Derivative terms: Reduce

2. Noun. Loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer. "A doctor supervised her reducing"
Generic synonyms: Loss
Derivative terms: Reduce

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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