| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response |
adrenal cortical steroid
,
corticoid
,
corticosteroid
|
| small motile bacterial rods that can reduce nitrates and cause galls on plant stems |
Agrobacterium
,
genus Agrobacterium
|
| small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft |
airbrake
,
dive brake
|
| grief, to reduce |
allay
,
alleviate
,
assuage
|
| medicine intended to reduce inflammation |
anti-inflammatory
,
anti-inflammatory drug
|
| drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity |
antianxiety agent
,
ataractic
,
ataractic agent
,
ataractic drug
,
tranquilizer
,
tranquilliser
,
tranquillizer
|
| tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability |
antianxiety drug
,
anxiolytic
,
anxiolytic drug
,
minor tranquilizer
,
minor tranquilliser
,
minor tranquillizer
|
| any of various compounds that are added to gasoline to reduce engine knocking |
antiknock
|
| astringent substance applied to the skin to reduce perspiration |
antiperspirant
|
| slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force |
bank
,
camber
,
cant
|
| oral drug (trade name Baycol) to reduce blood cholesterol levels |
Baycol
,
cerivastatin
|
| bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse |
BJA
,
Bureau of Justice Assistance
|
| formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine) |
bloodletting
|
| German statesman who as chancellor of West Germany worked to reduce tensions with eastern Europe (1913-1992) |
Brandt
,
Willy Brandt
|
| cylindrical metal lining used to reduce friction |
bushing
,
cylindrical lining
|
| beta blocker that can reduce the progression of heart failure in individuals whose disease is not advanced |
carvedilol
|
| movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes place before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file |
chicane
|
| sale to reduce inventory |
clearance sale
,
inventory-clearance sale
|
| international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members |
Common Market
,
EC
,
EEC
,
EU
,
Europe
,
European Community
,
European Economic Community
,
European Union
|
| debt, to reduce the amount of a |
commute
|
