reducing
NOUN
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
reducing is a valid 8-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1D2U1C3I1N1G2
1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does reducing mean?
NOUN · 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.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
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2
Loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer.
“a doctor supervised her reducing”
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