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REDUCING AGENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
reducer; reducing agent; reductant
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("reducing agent" is a kind of...):
chemical agent (an agent that produces chemical reactions)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reducing agent"):
hydrazine (a colorless fuming corrosive liquid; a powerful reducing agent; used chiefly in rocket fuels)
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