REDUCTION
/ɹiˈdɑk.ʃən/
12
Scrabble
15
WWF
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Definition
/ɹiˈdɑk.ʃən/
noun
- The act, process, or result of reducing.
- The amount or rate by which something is reduced, e.g. in price.“A 5% reduction in robberies”
- A reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen.
- The process of rapidly boiling a sauce to concentrate it.
- The rewriting of an expression into a simpler form.
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
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