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reduction
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reduction
n.
act of decreasing, act of lessening, act of diminishing
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Reduction
Reduction, reduced, or reduce may refer to:
Science
Chemistry
- Reduction, part of a reduction-oxidation (redox) reaction in which atoms have their oxidation state changed.
- Organic redox reaction, a redox reaction that takes place with organic compounds
- Reduced gas, a gas with a low oxidation number
- Reducing agent, element or compound in a redox reaction that donates an electron to another species
- Reducing atmosphere, an oxygen-poor gaseous environment that inhibits oxidation
- Reductase, an enzyme that catalyzes a reduction reaction
- Reduction potential, a measure of the tendency of a chemical species to acquire electrons
- Ore reduction: see smelting
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reduction
Noun
1. the act of decreasing or reducing something
(synonym) decrease, diminution, step-down
(hypernym) change of magnitude
(hyponym) cut
(derivation) shrink, reduce
2. 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
(synonym) reducing
(hypernym) chemical reaction, reaction
3. the act of reducing complexity
(synonym) simplification
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) schematization, schematisation
(derivation) reduce
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réduction
nf.
reduction, deduction, cutting off; discount, diminution, abatement; decreasing, abridgement, allowance; constriction, markdown, mitigation; rundown, trimming
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reduction
n.
redukce; rozklad; snížení; sleva
