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Topic: Science

reduce

IPA: /rɪˈdjuːs/

KK: /rɪˈdjus/

intransitive verb

Definition: To become smaller or less in amount, size, or degree.

Example: She decided to reduce her sugar intake for better health.

transitive verb

Definition: To make something smaller in size, amount, or degree; to lessen or decrease.

Example: We need to reduce our energy consumption to help the environment.

reduced

IPA: /rɪˈdjuːst/

KK: /rɪˈdust/

adjective

Definition: Made smaller in size, amount, or degree; decreased from a previous state.

Example: The reduced price of the shoes made them more affordable for everyone.

verb

Definition: To make something smaller in size, amount, or degree.

Example: The company reduced its prices to attract more customers.

reducibility

IPA: /rɪˈdjuːsəˌbɪlɪti/

KK: /rɪˈdjuːsəˌbɪlɪti/

noun

Definition: The quality or state of being able to be made smaller or simpler.

Example: The reducibility of the problem made it easier to solve.

reducible

IPA: /rɪˈdjuːsəbl/

KK: /rɪˈdjuːsəbl/

adjective

Definition: Capable of being made smaller or simpler in some way.

Example: The problem is reducible, meaning it can be simplified to a more manageable form.

reductant

IPA: /rɪˈdʌktənt/

KK: /rɪˈdʌktənt/

noun

Definition: A substance that causes another substance to be reduced in a chemical reaction, often by donating electrons.

Example: In the reaction, hydrogen acts as a reductant, helping to convert metal oxides into pure metals.

reductase

IPA: /rɪˈdʌk.teɪs/

KK: /rɪˈdʌk.teɪs/

noun

Definition: A type of enzyme that helps to reduce or convert organic compounds by adding electrons or hydrogen atoms.

Example: The scientist studied the role of reductase in the metabolic process.

reduction

IPA: /rɪˈdʌkʃən/

KK: /rɪˈdʌkʃən/

noun

Definition: The process of making something smaller or less in amount, size, or degree.

Example: The reduction in prices made the products more affordable for everyone.

reductional

IPA: /rɪˈdʌkʃənl/

KK: /rɪˈdʌkʃənl/

adjective

Definition: Relating to or causing a decrease in size, amount, or number.

Example: The reductional approach in the study helped to simplify complex data.

reductionism

IPA: /rɪˈdʌkʃənɪzəm/

KK: /rɪˈdʌkʃənɪzəm/

noun

Definition: A way of understanding complex things by breaking them down into simpler parts or elements.

Example: Reductionism helps scientists study complicated systems by focusing on their individual components.

reductionist

IPA: /rɪˈdʌkʃənɪst/

KK: /rɪˈdʌkʃənɪst/

adjective

Definition: Relating to a way of thinking that simplifies complex things by breaking them down into smaller parts.

Example: His reductionist approach to science often overlooks the bigger picture.

noun

Definition: A person who believes in or supports the idea that complex things can be understood by breaking them down into simpler parts.

Example: The reductionist argued that understanding the individual components of the system was essential to grasping the whole.

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