Meaning | A substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in photography to lessen the density / density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the loose silver. |
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Synonyms | reducing agent, reductant |
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Narrower | hydrazine | A colorless fuming corrosive liquid / liquid |
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Broader | chemical agent | An agent that produces chemical reactions |
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Spanish | reductor |
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Catalan | agent reductor, reductor |
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Verbs | reduce | to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase / increase / increase in the number of electrons |
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