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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesअपchayak
Native Script:अपचायक
Pronunciation / Transliteration: apchayak
"रासायनिक प्रतिक्रिया में हाइड्रोजन एक अच्छा अपचायक है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A substance that loses electrons and is oxidized in a chemical reaction, thereby causing the reduction of another substance.
"Hydrogen gas acts as a reducing agent in the industrial synthesis of ammonia." - 2
A chemical entity that readily donates hydrogen atoms or electrons to other molecules in organic or biochemical pathways.
"Ascorbic acid serves as a powerful antioxidant and reducing agent in biological systems."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'reduce' (from Latin 'reducere', meaning 'to lead back' or 'bring back') combined with 'agent' (from Latin 'agentem', meaning 'doing' or 'acting'). In chemistry, the term evolved in the 19th century to describe a substance that donates electrons in a reduction-oxidation reaction, thereby reducing another substance while being oxidized itself.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Reducing agent" is said worldwide
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agent réducteur
Transliteration: azhã redyktœʁ
"Le carbone est utilisé comme agent réducteur dans l'extraction des métaux."
Reduktionsmittel
Transliteration: ʁɛdukˈt͡si̯oːnsˌmɪtl̩
"Natriumborhydrid ist ein starkes Reduktionsmittel in der organischen Synthese."
agente riducente
Transliteration: ˈadʒɛnte riduˈtʃɛnte
"L'acido ascorbico agisce come un forte agente riducente."
agente reductor
Transliteration: aˈxente reˈduktoɾ
"El zinc metálico actúa como un agente reductor eficaz."
agente redutor
Transliteration: aˈʒẽtʃi ʁeduˈtoʁ
"O monóxido de carbono é um agente redutor na produção de ferro."
अपchayak
Transliteration: apchayak
Script: अपचायक
"रासायनिक प्रतिक्रिया में हाइड्रोजन एक अच्छा अपचायक है।"
还原剂
Transliteration: huán yuán jì
"在此反应中，一氧化碳用作还原剂。"
환원제
Transliteration: hwan-won-je
"이 실험에서 포도당은 강력한 환원제로 작용합니다."
還元剤
Transliteration: kangen-zai
"水素ガスは工業プロセスにおいて重要な還元剤です。"
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