Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of reduce
adjectivereducing (comparative more reducing, superlative most reducing)
comparative more reducing · superlative most reducing
- chemistryThat causes reduction.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany 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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APA
reducing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reducing
MLA
“reducing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reducing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reducing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reducing.
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