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reductone

reductone noun: any of several strong, acidic reducing agents that are enediols, often derived from sugars by oxidation.

Noun

reductone (plural reductones)

  1. Any of several strong, acidic reducing agents that are enediols, often derived from sugars by oxidation

Forms of reductone

pluralreductones

Questions about reductone

What does reductone mean?
Reductone means any of several strong, acidic reducing agents that are enediols, often derived from sugars by oxidation.
What part of speech is reductone?
Reductone is a noun.
What is the plural of reductone?
The plural of reductone is reductones.

Words near reductone in the dictionary

  1. reductivistically
  2. reductivists
  3. reductivity
  4. reductoisomerase
  5. reductoisomerases
  6. reductone
  7. reductones
  8. reductor
  9. reductorial
  10. reductors
  11. reducts

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