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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesriducente
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ri.duˈtʃɛn.te/
"L'agente riducente previene l'ossidazione della soluzione."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A substance that tends to bring about reduction by being oxidized and losing electrons in a chemical reaction.
"Hydrogen acts as a strong reductant in the metallurgical extraction of many metals from their ores."
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Serving to reduce another substance or functioning as a reducing agent.
"The reductant properties of the compound make it useful in organic synthesis."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'reductus', past participle of 'reducere' (to lead back, bring back), combined with the English suffix '-ant' denoting an agent. It emerged in the 20th century within chemical nomenclature to describe a substance that causes reduction by losing electrons.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Reductant" is said worldwide
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réducteur
Transliteration: /ʁed.yk.tœʁ/
"Le carbone est utilisé comme réducteur dans haut Fourneau."
Reduktionsmittel
Transliteration: /ʁeduˈktjoːnsˌmɪtl/
"Das Reduktionsmittel gibt Elektronen an das andere Element ab."
riducente
Transliteration: /ri.duˈtʃɛn.te/
"L'agente riducente previene l'ossidazione della soluzione."
reductor
Transliteration: /re.ðukˈtoɾ/
"El hidrógeno funciona como un agente reductor eficaz."
redutor
Transliteration: /ʁe.duˈtoɾ/
"O composto químico atua como um forte redutor."
अपचायक
Transliteration: apachayak
"रासायनिक अभिक्रिया में हाइड्रोजन एक अच्छा अपचायक है।"
还原剂
Transliteration: huán yuán jì
"在这项化学反应中，金属钠被用作还原剂。"
환원제
Transliteration: hwan-won-je
"수소는 화학 반응에서 흔히 사용되는 환원제입니다."
還元剤
Transliteration: kangen-zai
"この化学反応において、一酸化炭素が還元剤として働きます。"
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