Reductant
reductant re·duc·tant (rĭ-dŭk’tənt)
n.
A reducing agent.
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[ri-duhk-tee-oh ad ab-sur-duh m, -zur-, -shee-oh] /rɪˈdʌk tiˌoʊ ˈæd æbˈsɜr dəm, -ˈzɜr-, -ʃiˌoʊ/ noun, Logic. 1. a reduction to an absurdity; the refutation of a proposition by demonstrating the inevitably absurd conclusion to which it would logically lead. reductio ad absurdum /rɪˈdʌktɪəʊ æd æbˈsɜːdəm/ noun 1. a method of disproving a proposition by showing that […]