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Once there, the ions reacted with chitosan, a natural reducing agent that helped transform the gold back into its metallic form.
—Ben Guarino, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2024
Plus, the advanced odor-reducing agents ensure your laundry comes out smelling fresh and clean every time!
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2023
So contact center and training leaders are looking for better ways to help agents solve complex problems while accelerating speed to proficiency, reducing agent attrition and improving critical KPIs such as CSAT, conversion rate and first call resolution scores.
—Brian Tuite, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
There is a metabolic reaction that combines oxygen with luciferin — a reducing agent — and the combination creates a bioluminescent effect.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2022
The formula utilizes Japanese angelica root as its effective yet gentle dark-spot-reducing agent.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 16 Sep. 2021
The formula utilizes Japanese angelica root as its powerful dark-spot-reducing agent.
—Nykia Spradley, Allure, 8 June 2021
Genetically engineered bacteria had already been harnessed to replace chemical synthesis of indigo; but this new work has also managed to avoid using the hazardous reducing agents needed to render the dye active.
—Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2018
This is a commercial challenge, the authors admit, but is less toxic than the current reliance on reducing agents.
—Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2018
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First Known Use
1816, in the meaning defined above
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“Reducing agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reducing%20agent. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
Medical Definition
reducing agent
noun
: a substance that reduces
especially
: a substance (as hydrogen, sodium, or hydroquinone) that donates electrons or a share in its electrons to another substance
called also reductant
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