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  • 21reducing agent — n. any substance that reduces another substance, or brings about reduction, and is itself oxidized in the process …

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  • 22reducing gear — reducing gear, a gear which slows down the speed it transmits …

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  • 23Reducing agent — A reducing agent (also called a reductant or reducer) is the element or a compound in a redox (reduction oxidation) reaction (see electrochemistry) that reduces another species. In doing so, it becomes oxidized , and is therefore the electron… …

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  • 24Reducing atmosphere — A reducing atmosphere is an atmospheric condition in which oxidation is prevented by removal of oxygen and other oxidating gasses or vapours. Usually nitrogen is used or in more extreme conditions hydrogen gas. In that case the atmosphere is… …

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  • 25reducing furnace — noun : a furnace for reducing ores * * * reducing furnace, a furnace for reducing ores from oxides or separating metal from other substances by a nonoxidizing heat or flame …

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  • 26reducing sugar — noun : a sugar that is capable of reducing a mild oxidizing agent (as Fehling solution) glucose, maltose, and lactose are reducing sugars but sucrose and methyl glucoside are not compare benedict s test * * * reducing sugar, a saccharide, such as …

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  • 27Reducing equivalent — In biochemistry, the term reducing equivalent refers to any of a number of chemical species which transfer the equivalent of one electron in redox reactions [cite book | last = Jain | first = J.L. | title = Fundamentals of Biochemistry |… …

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  • 28reducing ambient — redukavimo aplinka statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. reducing ambient; reducing atmosphere vok. Reduktionsmedium, n rus. восстановительная атмосфера, f; восстановительная среда, f pranc. ambiance réductrice, f; atmosphère… …

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  • 29reducing atmosphere — redukavimo aplinka statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. reducing ambient; reducing atmosphere vok. Reduktionsmedium, n rus. восстановительная атмосфера, f; восстановительная среда, f pranc. ambiance réductrice, f; atmosphère… …

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  • 30reducing valve — noun : an automatic valve that reduces pressure (as of steam entering a pipe from a boiler) * * * reducing valve, a valve for automatically reducing the pressure, as of steam or air in a closed heating system or boiler …

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