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reduction
1. The act or process of bringing something down in extent, amount, or degree; diminish.
2. The action or process of making a copy on a smaller scale.
2. The action or process of making a copy on a smaller scale.
(Greek > Modern Latin: abnormal reduction, decrease in, insufficient, deficiency. Originally, the meaning was poverty, need; sometimes it is erroneously or incorrectly rendered as -poenia)
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electrolytic reduction
A process of reducing the oxidation state of a material through the application of a current; commonly used in electroplating.
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duc-, -duce, -duct, -ducent, -ductor, -duction, -ductive, -ducer, -ducement, -ducation
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electro-, electr-, electri-
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Surgical cuts that are made under the jaw with an instrument like a dental drill which is used to take off excess bony tissue from the chin: Dr. Green told Cedric that he had to have an operation called a reduction mentoplasty so the abnormal protrusions of material at the bottom of his face could be removed.
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mento-, ment-, menti-; mental [chin]
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charge reduction bargaining, charge bargaining
A negotiation process between prosecutors and defense attorneys involving dismissal of one or more charges against defendants in exchange for a guilty plea to the remaining charges, or in which the prosecutor downgrades the charges in return for a plea of guilty.
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redox: reduction + oxidation
1. A chemical reaction in which one component loses electrons or is oxidized and another gains electrons or is reduced.
2. A blend of reduction and oxidation.
2. A blend of reduction and oxidation.
- Reduction: The decreasing of something in size, number, extent, degree, or intensity.
- Oxidation: A chemical reaction in which oxygen is added to an element or compound.
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Blends of Words: Portmanteaus or Portmanteaux +
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