Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reductant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: re-duc-tant
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of reducing agent.

Etymology

Etymology tree English reduce Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English reductant From reduce + -ant.

Inflected Forms

reductants (plural)

Derived Forms

bioreductant

Synonyms

reducing agent reducer

Questions

What does reductant mean?: Synonym of reducing agent.
Where does reductant come from?: Etymology tree English reduce Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English reductant From reduce + -ant.

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