reduction
The act, process, or result of reducing.
Noun 4 meanings
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.
Etymology
From Middle English reduccion, a borrowing from Old French reducion, from Latin reductiō, reductiōnem. Equivalent to reduce + -tion.
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REDUCTION at a glance
REDUCTION has 9 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + D 2 + U 1 + C 3 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,645 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with reduction
All rhymesOne letter away
- DEDUCTION13
- SEDUCTION12
- REDACTION12
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