🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Reduktionsmittel

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ʁeduˈktjoːnsˌmɪtl̩/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Reductor/rɪˈdʌk.tər/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das Reduktionsmittel gibt Elektronen an das Metall ab."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A substance that acts as a reducing agent in a chemical reaction, donating electrons to another substance.

    "The strong reductor caused the metallic ions to precipitate out of the solution."
  2. 2

    A mechanical device, such as a gear train, used to reduce speed or increase torque.

    "An electric motor equipped with a reductor was used to power the heavy conveyor belt."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin reductor, from reducere (to lead back, bring back, reduce), combining re- (back) and ducere (to lead). Entered English scientific and mechanical vocabulary in the 17th century to denote devices or substances that cause reduction.

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