reduction

B1 Topic:Chemistry

US /ɹɪˈdak.ʃən/ UK /ɹɪˈdʌk.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #14282

Meanings

1

noun
The act of making something smaller or less.

The reduction in crime was credited to the new mayor.
2

noun
The amount or rate by which something is reduced, especially in price.

The store offered a 5% reduction on all winter clothing.
3

noun
The act of making something simpler or less complex.

The reduction of the equation made it much easier to solve.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of making something... decrease diminution

3 noun · the act of making something... simplification

More lessening

Opposites

addition elevation expansion increaseoxidationpromotion supplement

Word family

Forms reductions

Derived forms amnioreductionautoreductionbioreductioncarboreductionchemoreductioncytoreductiondeuteroreductionelectroreductionhydroreductionirreductionketoreductionleucoreduction

Related forms reducible

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Phrases (1)

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reduction division
cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes in the resulting cells

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English reduccion, a borrowing from Old French reducion, from Latin reductiō, reductiōnem. Equivalent to reduce + -tion.

*dewk- Proto-Indo-European reduccion Middle English reducion Old French reductio Latin

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Topics

Chemistry Actions & Processes

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# reduction

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈdak.ʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ɹɪˈdʌk.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 14282

## Meanings
1. The act of making something smaller or less.
2. The amount or rate by which something is reduced, especially in price.
3. The act of making something simpler or less complex.

## Examples
- The reduction in crime was credited to the new mayor.
- The store offered a 5% reduction on all winter clothing.
- The reduction of the equation made it much easier to solve.

## Synonyms
- lessening

## Antonyms
- addition
- elevation
- expansion
- increase
- oxidation
- promotion
- supplement

## Derived Forms
- amnioreduction
- autoreduction
- bioreduction
- carboreduction
- chemoreduction
- cytoreduction
- deuteroreduction
- electroreduction
- hydroreduction
- irreduction
- ketoreduction
- leucoreduction

## Related Forms
- reducible

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *dewk-
- Root: reduccion
- Root: reducion
- Root: reductio

## Etymology
From Middle English reduccion, a borrowing from Old French reducion, from Latin reductiō, reductiōnem. Equivalent to reduce + -tion.

## AI Etymology
Reduction comes from Middle English reduccion, a borrowing from Old French reducion, from Latin reductiō, reductiōnem. Equivalent to reduce + -tion. Modern senses include the act of making something smaller or less. and the amount or rate by which something is reduced, especially in price.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as amnioreduction, autoreduction, bioreduction, carboreduction, chemoreduction, and cytoreduction and related forms such as reducible.

## Topics
- Chemistry
- Actions & Processes

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