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reducing

noun

1 reducing

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: reduction.

Dutch: vermindering, reductie, korting, inkoken
Polish: redukcja, odtlenianie

2 reducing

Loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer.

Polish: stracenie na wadze, wyszczuplenie, schudnięcie


Moby thesaurus: abating, allaying, alleviating, assuaging, blunting, calorie-counting, chastening, cushioning, dampening, damping, deadening, diminishing, dulling, easing, lessening, mitigating, relaxing, slenderizing, slimming, softening ... show more.

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