Word
reducing, n.
(reducings)
freq. cnt. 1
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
<noun.process>
freq. cnt.: 4
freq. cnt.: 3
freq. cnt.: 1
reducing
reduction
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
reduce
semantic pointers
hypernym
reaction, chemical reaction
loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer
<noun.process>
reducing
sample sentences
"a doctor supervised her reducing"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
reduce
semantic pointers
hypernym
loss