reducing agent

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. a substance that causes another substance to undergo reduction and that is oxidized in the process.

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reducing agent British  

noun

1. chem a substance that reduces another substance in a chemical reaction, being itself oxidized in the process Compare oxidizing agent

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Etymology

Origin of reducing agent

First recorded in 1795–1805

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Example Sentences

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reducing agent

Coke does not only produce the energy required for melting, but also serves as a reducing agent in the chemical reaction.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2023

But the milling did prompt the aluminium to act as a reducing agent, as he expected.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 30, 2023

NAD+ , a reducing agent, can donate its electrons and protons to organic molecules.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

"What we do is basically swapping carbon for electricity as a reducing agent," explained Adam Rauwerdink, the company's senior vice president of business development.

From Salon ● May 17, 2022

It is found that if the inoculation be made deep down in a solid medium, growth of an anaerobic organism will take place, especially if the medium contains some reducing agent such as glucose.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

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