reductant

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noun

Synonym of reducing agent.

Similar
reducing agentreducer
OriginEnglish reduce ← Middle English reducen ← Old French reduire →
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Meanings

nounreductant (plural reductants)

plural reductants

  1. chemistrySynonym of reducing agent.

    Synonyms: reducing agent

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of reducing agent.

Similar
reducing agent

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

Similar
reducing agentreducer
Broader
chemical agent
Also see
reducentreducerreducing agent

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchreduire
  2. Middle Englishreducen
  3. Englishreduce
  4. Englishreductant

From reduce + -ant.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

reductant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reductant

MLA

“reductant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reductant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reductant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reductant.

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