reducing agent

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reducing agent

noun reducing agents

Any substance that reduces, or donates electrons to, another; in so doing, it becomes oxidized.
Similar: reducer, reductant

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noun any substance that reduces, or donates electrons to, another

Español	reductor
日本語	還元剤 kangen-zai
中文	還原劑 /还原剂 huányuánjì
Français	réducteur
Deutsch	Reduktionsmittel
Italiano	riducente
Ελληνικά	αναγωγικό μέσο anagogikó méso
עברית	חומר מחזר

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@misc{reducing_agent_2026,
  title = {reducing agent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reducing%20agent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}