reduction
NOUN
/ri'dəkʃən/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
reduction is a valid 9-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1D2U1C3T1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does reduction mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
The act of decreasing or reducing something.
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2
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.
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3
The act of reducing complexity.
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