reducing agent

noun

Any substance that reduces, or donates electrons to, another; in so doing, it becomes oxidized.

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reducerreductant
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Meanings

nounreducing agent (plural reducing agents)

plural reducing agents

  1. chemistryAny substance that reduces, or donates electrons to, another; in so doing, it becomes oxidized.

    Synonyms: reducer, reductant

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny substance that reduces, or donates electrons to, another; in so doing, it becomes oxidized.

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reducerreductant

More synonyms by meaning

nouna substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in photography to lessen the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the loose silver

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reducerreductant
Broader
chemical agent
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reducerreductant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian редуктор
  • редуктор (reduktor)any substance that reduces, or donates electrons to, another
Chinese Mandarin 還原劑 /还原剂
  • 還原劑 /还原剂 (huányuánjì)any substance that reduces, or donates electrons to, another
Finnish pelkistin
  • pelkistinany substance that reduces, or donates electrons to, another
French réducteur
  • réducteurany substance that reduces, or donates electrons to, another
German Reduktionsmittel
  • Reduktionsmittelany substance that reduces, or donates electrons to, another
Greek αναγωγικό μέσο
  • αναγωγικό μέσο (anagogikó méso)any substance that reduces, or donates electrons to, another
Hebrew חומר מחזר
  • חומר מחזרany substance that reduces, or donates electrons to, another
Hungarian redukálószer
  • redukálószerany substance that reduces, or donates electrons to, another
Indonesian bahan pereduksi
  • bahan pereduksiany substance that reduces, or donates electrons to, another
Italian riducente
  • riducenteany substance that reduces, or donates electrons to, another
Japanese 還元剤
  • 還元剤 (kangen-zai)any substance that reduces, or donates electrons to, another
Malay agen penurunan
  • agen penurunanany substance that reduces, or donates electrons to, another
Polish reduktor
  • reduktorany substance that reduces, or donates electrons to, another
Spanish reductor
  • reductorany substance that reduces, or donates electrons to, another
Turkish indirge madde
  • indirge maddeany substance that reduces, or donates electrons to, another
Cite this entry
APA

reducing agent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reducing%20agent

MLA

“reducing agent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reducing%20agent. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reducing agent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reducing%20agent.

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