REDUCING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reducing mean? 

• REDUCING (noun)
  The noun REDUCING has 2 senses:

1. 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

2. loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer

  Familiarity information: REDUCING used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REDUCING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

reducing; reduction

Hypernyms ("reducing" is a kind of...):

chemical reaction; reaction ((chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others)

Derivation:

reduce (to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Context example:

a doctor supervised her reducing

Hypernyms ("reducing" is a kind of...):

loss (gradual decline in amount or activity)

Derivation:

reduce (take off weight)

 Context examples 

Some antidepressants act by selectively enhancing reuptake of serotonin from synapses, thus reducing neurotransmission.

(Negative Regulation of Serotonin Release, NCI Thesaurus)

Having to do with reducing the growth of new blood vessels.

(Antiangiogenic, NCI Dictionary)

Reducing the number of receptor expressed on the cell surface can also attenuate receptor signaling.

(Attenuation of GPCR Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Any vaccine created by reducing the virulence of bacteria but still keeping the bacteria viable (live).

(Attenuated Bacteria Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

Angiotensin II receptor antagonists bind to and block the activation of angiotensin II type 1 (AT1) receptors, thereby reducing production and secretion of aldosterone, amongst other actions.

(Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonist, NCI Thesaurus)

Niacinamide acts as a chemo- and radio-sensitizing agent by enhancing tumor blood flow, thereby reducing tumor hypoxia.

(Niacinamide, NCI Thesaurus)

Presenilin stimulates beta-catenin turnover, reducing its transcriptional activation.

(Notch and Wnt Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Having to do with reducing inflammation.

(Anti-inflammatory, NCI Dictionary)

Palovarotene selectively binds to the gamma retinoid agonist, thereby reducing inflammation and enhancing repair.

(Palovarotene, NCI Thesaurus)

Felodipine was effective at reducing the build-up of aggregates in the mice with the Huntington’s and Parkinson’s disease mutations and in the zebrafish dementia model.

(Blood pressure drug shows promise for treating Parkinson’s and dementia in animal studies, University of Cambridge)