Defn: Tending to reduce.
— n.
Defn: A reducent agent.
REDUCER
Re*du"cer (-sr), n.
Defn: One who, or that which, reduces.
REDUCIBLE
Re*du"ci*ble (-s*b'll), a.
Defn: Capable of being reduced.
REDUCIBLENESS
Re*du"ci*ble*ness, n.
Defn: Quality of being reducible.
REDUCING
Re*du"cing (r*d"sng),
Defn: a & n. from Reduce. Reducing furnace (Metal.), a furnace for reducing ores. — Reducing pipe fitting, a pipe fitting, as a coupling, an elbow, a tee, etc., for connecting a large pipe with a smaller one. — Reducing valve, a device for automatically maintaining a diminished pressure of steam, air, gas, etc., in a pipe, or other receiver, which is fed from a boiler or pipe in which the pressure is higher than is desired in the receiver.