reducing agent

noun

Meaning

Any substance that reduces, or donates electrons to, another; in so doing, it becomes oxidized.

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Related words

oxidizing agent(English)oxidising agent(English)reduct(English)reducant(English)reductant(English)electron donor(English)reoxidant(English)reducing sugar(English)

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