Definitions for Reducing
re·duc·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. reduction, reducingnoun

   any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent

2. reducingnoun

   loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer

   "a doctor supervised her reducing"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. reducingadjective

   That causes reduction.

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1. reducing

   Reducing is the process of making something smaller in size, amount, degree, importance, or scale. It can also refer to simplifying or breaking down a complex issue or substance into simpler forms. In cooking, it can refer to the process of thickening or intensifying the flavor of a liquid by boiling it. In chemistry, it refers to a reaction that involves the gain of electrons. It can also refer to the act of correcting or eliminating something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Reducing

   of Reduce

2. Reducing

   a & n. from Reduce

Matched Categories

1. • Loss

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Reducing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3350

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Reducing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4021

How to pronounce Reducing?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Reducing in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Reducing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Reducing in a Sentence

1. Erin Kenney:

   Salmon contains omega-3 fats which have been shown to significantly reduce the risk for sudden death caused by cardiac arrhythmias and all-cause mortality in patients with known coronary heart disease, these essential fats help by reducing inflammation in the body. If you don't like salmon, you may get the same benefits from a supplement based on a meta analysis that found fish oil omega‐3 supplements lowered risk for heart attack and death from coronary heart disease.

2. Jeffrey Butts:

   It's all about reducing probabilities, that doesn't mean that things won’t happen.

3. Paulo Carreno:

   To combating it, to eradicating it, but also to reducing demand significantly and addressing the social aspect.

4. Maggy Keet:

   So much of the narrative about climate action is about sacrifice and reducing and giving things up, planetarian Life is Planetarian Life, not a map : Planetarian Life orients you in the right direction.

5. David Cohen:

   Institutions first started opening their back doors( releasing long-term residents) around the mid-1950s, then starting to close their front doors( admitting fewer people, especially for longer stays, and reducing the number of available beds within institutions) starting around the late 1960s and the early 1970s to the mid-1980s, then shutting down in earnest from the mid-1980s onward.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Reducing
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reducing
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Reducing