Reducing

a & n.

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a & n. from Reduce. Reducing furnace (Metal.) a furnace for reducing ores. Reducing pipe fitting a pipe fitting, as a coupling, an elbow, a tee, etc., for connecting a large pipe with a smaller one. Reducing valve a device for automatically maintaining a diminished pressure of steam, air, gas, etc., in a pipe, or other receiver, which is fed from a boiler or pipe in which the pressure is higher than is desired in the receiver.

Noun	1.	reducing - any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent Synonyms: reduction
	2.	reducing - loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer; "a doctor supervised her reducing"

abating, allaying, alleviating, assuaging, blunting, calorie-counting, chastening, cushioning, dampening, damping, deadening, diminishing, dulling, easing, lessening, mitigating, relaxing, slenderizing, slimming, softening, subduing, tempering, weight-watching