verb
to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
• Derivationally related forms: ↑reducer (for: ↑reduce), ↑reductant (for: ↑reduce), ↑reducing (for: ↑reduce)
• Topics: ↑chemistry, ↑chemical science
• Hypernyms: ↑change
• Hyponyms: ↑benficiate, ↑pole
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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Something ——s something
Useful english dictionary. 2012.