reducing agent
Noun 1. 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 slackened silver (synonym) reducer, reductant (hypernym) chemical agent (hyponym) hydrazine | ||||
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Reducing agent Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Reducing Agent
(Reductant) The electron donor in an oxidation-reduction reaction
(Reductant) The electron donor in an oxidation-reduction reaction
Reducing agent Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
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reducing agent
Any substance, such as base metal (iron) or the sulfide ion (S2-), that will readily donate (give up) electrons. The opposite is an oxidizing agent.
Any substance, such as base metal (iron) or the sulfide ion (S2-), that will readily donate (give up) electrons. The opposite is an oxidizing agent.
Reducing agent Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
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reducing agent
"A substance that is affecting reduction by donating electrons to another substance. See oxidation/reduction. Also called ""reductant."" "
"A substance that is affecting reduction by donating electrons to another substance. See oxidation/reduction. Also called ""reductant."" "
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reducing agent (reductant)
Compare with oxidizing agent .A reducing agent is a substance that reduce another substance by supplying electrons to it. Reducing agents cause other substances to be reduced in chemical reactions while they themselves are oxidized. For example, tin(II) is a reducing agent in the following reaction: Sn2+(aq) + 2 Fe3+(aq)
Sn4+(aq) + 2 Fe2+(aq)
Compare with oxidizing agent .A reducing agent is a substance that reduce another substance by supplying electrons to it. Reducing agents cause other substances to be reduced in chemical reactions while they themselves are oxidized. For example, tin(II) is a reducing agent in the following reaction: Sn2+(aq) + 2 Fe3+(aq)
Reducing agent Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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reducing agent
reducing agent
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 slackened silver [syn: reducer, reductant]
reducing agent
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 slackened silver [syn: reducer, reductant]
Reducing agent Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Reducing agent
A reducing agent (also called a reductant or reducer) is the element or a compound in a redox (reduction-oxidation) reaction (see electrochemistry) that reduces another species. In doing so, it becomes oxidized, and is therefore the electron donor in the redox. For example consider the following reaction:
- [Fe(CN)6]4- + 1/2 Cl2 → [Fe(CN)6]3- + Cl-
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