noun
- A substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in photography to lessen the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the loose silver.
- synonyms: reducing agent, reductant
- Pipefitting that joins two pipes of different diameter. .
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