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riducente

reducing

adjective ree-doo-CHEN-teh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Origin: Present participle of ridurre (to reduce), from Latin reducere (to bring back).

Also means

reductant

Usage Note

Riducente is used primarily in chemistry to describe a reducing agent (agente riducente) — a substance that donates electrons in a redox reaction. It does not change for gender; the plural is riducenti. The noun form is riducente (m, a reductant). The antonym is ossidante (oxidising).

Examples

"L'idrogeno è un potente agente riducente."

Natural Translation

Hydrogen is a powerful reducing agent.

Literal Translation

The-hydrogen is a powerful agent reducing.

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