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reducent

reducent adjective: tending to reduce.

Adjective

reducent (comparative more reducent, superlative most reducent)

  1. Tending to reduce.

Noun

reducent (plural reducents)

  1. A reducing agent.
    Synonyms:
    reducer, reductant

Synonyms of reducent

Forms of reducent

Adjective
comparativemore reducent
superlativemost reducent
Noun
pluralreducents

Origin of reducent

From Latin reducens, present participle of reducere.

Questions about reducent

What does reducent mean?
Reducent means tending to reduce.
What part of speech is reducent?
Reducent can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near reducent in the dictionary

  1. reduced words
  2. reduced-fat milk
  3. reducedness
  4. reducement
  5. reducements
  6. reducent
  7. reducents
  8. reducer
  9. reducers
  10. reduces
  11. reduces someone to tears

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