reducing agent
noun Chemistry.
a substance that causes another substance to undergo reduction and that is oxidized in the process.
Origin of reducing agent
First recorded in 1795–1805
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British Dictionary definitions for reducing agent
reducing agent
noun
chem
a substance that reduces another substance in a chemical reaction, being itself oxidized in the process
Compare oxidizing agent
Medical definitions for reducing agent
reducing agent
[ rĭ-dōō′sĭng ]
n.
A substance that chemically reduces other substances, especially by donating an electron or electrons.