reducing
Cutting something down
Reducing is the present participle of reduce, carrying its various senses of making smaller, lesser, or simpler.
A reducing diet or reducing plan is one designed to help someone lose weight.
In cooking, reducing a sauce means simmering it to evaporate liquid and concentrate flavor.
The term also appears in chemistry, where a reducing agent donates electrons in a reaction—the opposite of oxidizing.
Cutting away rind
- trimmingCutting away excess
- declutteringEliminating unnecessary possessions
- simplifyingMaking less complex
- subtractingRemoving quantity from another
pruning · curtailing · abridging · compressing · condensing · decreasing · diminishing · lessening
Prolonged economic decline
- inflationSustained price level increase
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
- cutbacksReductions in spending
downturn · deficit · downsizing · contraction · layoffs · costcutting · spending · debt
Blending into one
- unifyingMaking disparate elements one
- integratingCombining into a whole
- centralizingUnifying under one control
- combiningJoining multiple elements
synthesizing · coalescing · fusing · blending · streamlining · amalgamating · harmonizing · incorporating
Metal-bearing rock
- smeltingExtracting metal from ore
- extractionAct of removing
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- refinementElegance of manner
flotation · leaching · sintering · roasting · calcining · froth · precipitation · gangue
Measures of food energy
- weightlossReduction in body mass
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- ketogenicInducing fat-derived energy
- macrosAutomated command sequences
Losing electrons chemically
- redoxElectron transfer chemistry
- electronNegative subatomic particle
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- agentOne who acts independently
catalyst · hydrogen · oxide · corrosion · rust · antioxidant · fermentation · bleaching
Sixth element, atomic symbol C
- footprintMark from stepping
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- greenhouseClimate-controlled plant enclosure
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
consumption · sustainability · recycling · conservation · energy · plastic · environmental · offsetting
paring
Cutting away rind
- trimmingCutting away excess
- declutteringEliminating unnecessary possessions
- simplifyingMaking less complex
subtracting · pruning · curtailing · abridging · compressing · condensing · decreasing · diminishing · lessening · narrowing
recession
Prolonged economic decline
- inflationSustained price level increase
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
cutbacks · downturn · deficit · downsizing · contraction · layoffs · costcutting · spending · debt · expenditure
merging
Blending into one
- unifyingMaking disparate elements one
- integratingCombining into a whole
- centralizingUnifying under one control
combining · synthesizing · coalescing · fusing · blending · streamlining · amalgamating · harmonizing · incorporating · condensing
ore
Metal-bearing rock
- smeltingExtracting metal from ore
- extractionAct of removing
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
refinement · flotation · leaching · sintering · roasting · calcining · froth · precipitation · gangue · concentrate
calories
Measures of food energy
- weightlossReduction in body mass
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- ketogenicInducing fat-derived energy
macros · slimming · restriction · fasting
oxidation
Losing electrons chemically
agent · catalyst · hydrogen · oxide · corrosion · rust · antioxidant · fermentation · bleaching · deoxidizing
carbon
Sixth element, atomic symbol C
- footprintMark from stepping
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- greenhouseClimate-controlled plant enclosure
waste · consumption · sustainability · recycling · conservation · energy · plastic · environmental · offsetting · decarbonizing
- cutbackscutback, cutbacks, decrease, layoff, budget cuts
- decliningdeclining, waning, fading, diminishing, decreasing
- eco kidsnature walks, nature hikes, Earth Day, recycling, tree planting
- reducingshrinking, lessening, diminishing, decreasing, cutting back
- shrinking wordscontracting, diminishing, dwindling, decreasing, compressing
- making smallershrinking, compressing, squeezing, compacting, contracting
reducingincreasing
Becoming greater in amount
enlarging · expanding · growing · magnifying · augmenting
reducingintensifying
Increasing in strength
amplifying · heightening · strengthening · boosting · escalating
- reducing to rubbleTotal structural destruction
- reducing sugarSugar donating electrons in reactions
- reducing agentElectron-donating chemical species
- reducing flamesLessening fire intensity