REDUCTION (RE-DUCK-SHUN)

Meaning of REDUCTION (RE-DUCK-SHUN) in English

Reduction is the addition of hydrogen, removal of oxygen, or the addition of electrons to an element or compound. Under anaerobic conditions (no dissolved oxygen present), sulfur compounds are reduced to odor-producing hydrogen sulfide (H2S and other compounds. The opposite of oxidation.

Environmental engineering English vocabulary. Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга. 2012

RE — n 1. [Mus.] re; 2. [Mus.] (the note) D [re] 1. n thing, affair, matter; 2. prep regarding, about, of, …
Interlingua English vocab
SHUN — evitar, detornar se
English interlingue dictionary
SHUN — transitive verb (~ned; ~ning) Etymology: Middle English shonen, ~nen, from Old English scunian Date: before 12th century to avoid deliberately …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHUN — In Chinese mythology, one of the three legendary emperors, along with Yao and Da Yu , of the golden age …
Английский словарь Британика
REDUCTION — I Any of a class of electrons associated with an atom or group of atoms is increased. The electrons taken …
Английский словарь Британика
RE — or Ra In ancient Egyptian religion , the creator god and god of the sun. He was believed to sail …
Английский словарь Британика
DUCK — I Any of various relatively small, short-necked, large-billed waterfowl (several genera in subfamily Anatinae, family Anatidae). The legs of true …
Английский словарь Британика
RE — I. noun or ray ˈrā ( -s ) Etymology: Medieval Latin re, from Latin re sonare to resound, a word …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DUCK
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHUN — ˈshən transitive verb ( shunned ; shunned ; shunning ; shuns ) Etymology: Middle English shunnen, shunen, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REDUCTION — rə̇ˈdəkshən, rēˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English reduccion, from Middle French reduction, from Late Latin & Latin; Late …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
'RE — (ə)r, ə verb Etymology: by contraction : are what' re you doing these' re right
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RE- — prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin re-, red- 1. : again : anew re do re tell …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHUN — (v. t.) To avoid; to keep clear of; to get out of the way of; to escape from; to eschew; …
Английский словарь Webster
REDUCTION — (n.) The act of reducing, or state of being reduced; conversion to a given state or condition; diminution; conquest; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
SHUN — ( v. t. ) To avoid; to keep clear of; to get out of the way of; to escape from; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHUN — /shoohn/ , n. Wade-Giles, Pinyin. See under Yao .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHUN — — shunnable , adj. — shunner , n. /shun/ , v.t., shunned, shunning . to keep away from (a place, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RE — re 1 /ray/ , n. Music. 1. the syllable used for the second tone of a diatonic scale. 2. (in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DUCK
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DUCK — I. ˈdək noun ( plural ducks ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English duk, doke, from Old English dūce Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHUN — transitive verb ( shunned ; shun·ning ) Etymology: Middle English shonen, shunnen, from Old English scunian Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RE- — Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin re-, red- back, again, against 1. : again : anew re tell 2. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHUN — vt to avoid; to keep clear of; to get out of the way of; to escape from; to eschew; as, …
Webster English vocab
REDUCTION — vt the correction of observations for known errors of instruments, ·etc. 2. reduction ·vt the operation of restoring a dislocated …
Webster English vocab
DUCK — noun a pet; a darling. 2. duck ·noun the light clothes worn by sailors in hot climates. 3. duck ·vt …
Webster English vocab
SHUN — [shun] vt shunned ; shun.ning [ME shunnen, fr. OE scunian] (bef. 12c): to avoid deliberately and esp. habitually syn see …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RE-
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RE — [re] n [ML, fr. the syllable sung to this note in a medieval hymn to St. John the Baptist] (14c): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DUCK — [duck] n, pl ducks often attrib [ME duk, doke, fr. OE duce] (bef. 12c) 1 or pl duck a: any …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DUCK — (from Dutch doek, cloth), any of a broad range of strong, durable, plainwoven fabrics made originally from tow yarns and …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHUN — formally (Wade-Giles romanization) Yu Ti Shun in Chinese mythology, a legendary emperor (c. 23rd century BC) of the golden age …
Britannica English vocabulary
RE — also spelled Ra, or Phra, in ancient Egyptian religion, god of the sun and creator god. He was believed to …
Britannica English vocabulary
'SHUN — 'shun military command: 'attention' BrE AmE ʃʌn
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHUN — shun BrE AmE ʃʌn ▷ shunned ʃʌnd ▷ shunning ˈʃʌn ɪŋ ▷ shuns ʃʌnz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RE — I re note in music BrE AmE reɪ II re preposition 'regarding' BrE AmE riː reɪ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
'RE — 're BrE AmE ə AmE \ ə r ⇨ ▷ they're, we're, you're
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RE — I . / reɪ; NAmE / = ray (4) II . / riː; NAmE / preposition used at the beginning …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUCK — / dʌk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. ( pl. ducks or duck ) [ C ] a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHUN — shun /ʃʌn/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle shunned , present participle shunning ) [transitive] [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
REDUCTION — re ‧ duc ‧ tion S3 W2 /rɪˈdʌkʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] a decrease in the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RE — I. re 1 /riː/ BrE AmE preposition written formal [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: 'on the matter' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DUCK — I. duck 1 S3 /dʌk/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: duce ] 1 . [countable] a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RE- — prefix 1 attachable to almost any verb or its derivative, meaning: a once more; afresh, anew (readjust; renumber). b back; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DUCK
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DUCK
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DUCK
Oxford English vocab
SHUN — ( shuns, shunning, shunned) If you shun someone or something, you deliberately avoid them or keep away from them. From …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RE- — Usually pronounced /ri:-/ for meaning 1, and before an unstressed syllable for meanings 2 and 3. Otherwise the pronunciation is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RE — You use re in business letters, faxes, or other documents to introduce a subject or item which you are going …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUCK — ( ducks, ducking, ducked) 1. A duck is a very common water bird with short legs, a short neck, and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RE- — 1. Re- is added to verbs and nouns to form new verbs and nouns that refer to the repeating of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SHUN — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES shun publicity ▪ He lives quietly in Acton with his wife and two sons and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
REDUCTION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cut/reduction in expenditure ▪ There has been a marked reduction in expenditure on some …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RE — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES des res say sorry/say that you're sorry ▪ It was probably too late to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DUCK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a duck pond dead duck ▪ He admitted that the whole project was a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DUCK — (MOVE) [verb] - to move (your head or the top part of your body) quickly down, esp. to avoid being …
Cambridge English vocab
'RE — short form of are - You're late.We're going swimming this afternoon.They're coming to see us next week.
Cambridge English vocab
SHUN — v. In Chinese mythology, one of the three legendary emperors, along with Yao and Da Yu , of the golden …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RE — n. or Ra In ancient Egyptian religion , the creator god and god of the sun. He was believed to …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RE — n. do re mi in re re collect re treat
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SHUN — verb Shun is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ limelight , ↑ publicity , ↑ spotlight
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
REDUCTION — (Or "contraction") The process of transforming an expression according to certain reduction rules. The most important forms are beta reduction …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
SHUN — [Chinese] One of the Wu-di, the five legendary emperors of Chinese mythology. He was chosen as the successor of Yao …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab

Environmental Engineering English vocabulary

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