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| | reducing agent | (n) ตัวลดออกซิเจน(ในปฺฏิกิริยาที่มีออกซิเจนเกี่ยวข้อง), สารในปฏิกิริยารีดอกซ์ที่ให้อิเล็กตรอนและตัวมันเองมีเลขออกซิเดชันเพิ่มขึ้น, See also: A. oxidizing agent |
| | | | การลดน้ำหนัก | [kān lot nāmnak] (n, exp) EN: losing weight ; reducing one's weight FR: perte de poids [ f ] |
| | | | | reducing | (n) loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer, Example: a doctor supervised her reducing | | reducing agent | (n) a substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in photography to lessen the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the loose silver, Syn. reductant, reducer | | reducing diet | (n) a diet designed to help you lose weight (especially fat), Syn. obesity diet | | reduction | (n) 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, Syn. reducing |
| | Reducing | a & n. from Reduce. [ 1913 Webster ]
Reducing furnace (Metal.), a furnace for reducing ores. --
Reducing pipe fitting, a pipe fitting, as a coupling, an elbow, a tee, etc., for connecting a large pipe with a smaller one. --
Reducing valve, a device for automatically maintaining a diminished pressure of steam, air, gas, etc., in a pipe, or other receiver, which is fed from a boiler or pipe in which the pressure is higher than is desired in the receiver. [ 1913 Webster ]
| | Reducing agent | n. (Chem.) a substance that causes reduction of another substance in a chemical reaction, as by donating electrons or adding hydrogen atoms; as, lithium hydride is a powerful reducing agent. [ PJC ] |
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