Reducing agent A substance that

Reducing Agent a substance that causes reduction of another species. 

Reducing Agent a substance that is oxidized and causes reduction to occur in a redox reaction... 

Reducing agent A substance that causes a decrease in oxidation number. 

Reductant Also called a reducing agent. A substance that causes another substance to be reduced by donating one or more electrons to it (compare with oxidant). 

The most common uses of oxalic acid are in tanning leather and removing rust and ink stains. In stain removal, it acts as a reducing agent (a substance that donates electrons to other substances) and is relied on by most dry cleaners for this purpose. Iron rust stains con-... 

All redox reactions involve an oxidizing agent (a substance that accepts or takes electrons) and a reducing agent (a substance that gives or donates electrons). For example, to go forward, the redox couple reaction... 

Reducing agent A substance that loses electrons, making it possible for another substance to gain electrons and be reduced. 

Reducing agent. A substance that can donate electrons to another substance or decrease the oxidation numbers in another substance. (4.4)... 

Wetting agent - A substance that reduces the surface tension of a liquid, thereby causing it to spread more readily on a solid surface. 

Reducing agent The substance that appears to cause a reduction to occur, by donating electrons, or appearing to donate electrons. 

In addition, hydrogen peroxide can act as a reducing agent toward substances that are stronger oxidizing agents than itself. For example, hydrogen peroxide reduces silver oxide to metallic silver ... 

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