| reducing agent | |
| —n | |
| chem Compare oxidizing agent a substance that reduces another substance in a chemical reaction, being itself oxidized in the process | |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
reducing agent n.
A substance that chemically reduces other substances, especially by donating an electron or electrons.