"reducing agent" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: reducing agents [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} reducing agent (plural reducing agents)
  1. (chemistry) Any substance that reduces, or donates electrons to, another; in so doing, it becomes oxidized. Categories (topical): Chemistry Synonyms: reducer, reductant Coordinate_terms: oxidizing agent Translations (any substance that reduces, or donates electrons to, another): pelkistin (Finnish), αναγωγικό μέσο (anagogikó méso) [neuter] (Greek), bahan pereduksi (Indonesian), 還元剤 (kangen-zai) (Japanese), reductor [masculine] (Spanish), indirge madde (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-reducing_agent-en-noun-8OOr7zR3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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