reducing agent
noun1
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Any substance that reduces, or donates electrons to, another; in so doing, it becomes oxidized.
- Coordinate terms
- oxidizing agent
noun
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Any substance that reduces, or donates electrons to, another; in so doing, it becomes oxidized.
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