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reducing agent

DEFINITIONS OF: reducing agent

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n a substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in photography to lessen the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the loose silver

Synonyms:
reducer, reductant
Types:
hydrazine
a colorless fuming corrosive liquid; a powerful reducing agent; used chiefly in rocket fuels
Type of:
chemical agent
an agent that produces chemical reactions
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