| NOUN | substance | reductant, reducing agent, reducer | a substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized |
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| 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, reducer | |
| Narrower | hydrazine | A colorless fuming corrosive liquid / liquid |
| Broader | chemical agent | An agent that produces chemical reactions |
| Spanish | reductor | |
| Catalan | agent reductor, reductor | |
| 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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