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Definitions of reducing:
  • noun:   loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer
    Example: "A doctor supervised her reducing"
  • 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



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reducing-agent-reducer-reductant reducer reductant redox electrochemistry chemical-species electron-donor ferrocyanide ferricyanide chlorine chloride organic-chemistry benzene cyclohexane valence-electron electronegativity ionization-potential oxidant corrosion anode cathode electrolyte iron-ensiferum-album oxygen half-cell-reaction lithium-aluminium-hydride nascent-hydrogen sodium-amalgam sodium-borohydride sulfite hydrazine wolff-kishner-reduction clemmensen-reduction diisobutylaluminium-hydride lindlar-catalyst oxalic-acid hydrogen carbon-dioxide hydrocarbon oxidation-reduction deoxidizer acetol electroless-plating antimony-iii-oxide potassium-borohydride vanadium-dichloride hydriodic-acid phosphorous-acid sodium-hydrosulfite hydroxylamine chemoselectivity diethyl-phosphite