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reduction
re·duc·tion / riˈdəkshən/ • n. 1. the action or fact of making a specified thing smaller or less in amount, degree, or size: talks on arms reduction | there had been a reduction in the number of casualties. ∎ the amount by which something is made smaller, less, or lower in price: special reductions on knitwear. ∎ the simplification of a subject or problem to a particular form in presentation or analysis: the reduction of classical genetics to molecular biology. ∎ Math. the process of converting an amount from one denomination to a smaller one, or of bringing down a fraction to its lowest terms. ∎ Biol. the halving of the number of chromosomes per cell that occurs at one of the two anaphases of meiosis. 2. a thing that is made smaller or less in size or amount, in particular: ∎ an arrangement of an orchestral score for piano or for a smaller group of performers. ∎ a thick and concentrated liquid or sauce made by boiling. ∎ a copy of a picture or photograph made on a smaller scale than the original. 3. the action of remedying a dislocation or fracture by returning the affected part of the body to its normal position. 4. Chem. the process or result of reducing or being reduced. 5. Phonet. substitution of a sound that requires less muscular effort to articulate: the process of vowel reduction. |
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"reduction." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "reduction." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-reduction.html "reduction." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-reduction.html |
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reductions Span. reducciones, settlements of indigenous peoples in colonial Latin America, founded (beginning in 1609) to utilize efficiently native labor and to teach the natives the ways of Spanish life. Best known were those established by the Jesuits in old Paraguay (many of them in present-day Argentina)—about 30 among the Guaraní and about 7 in the Chaco wilderness. Each Jesuit reduction was directed by two priests, a spiritual overseer and an administrator; their rule was absolute but usually benevolent. The missions prospered in agriculture, trade, and manufactures, and printed thousands of volumes, contributing greatly to geographic and scientific knowledge about South America. Some reductions were established and run by civil authorities. |
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"reductions." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "reductions." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-reductns.html "reductions." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-reductns.html |
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reduction (ri-duk-shŏn) n. (in surgery) the restoration of a displaced part of the body, such as a hernia or a dislocated joint, to its normal position by manipulation or operation.
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"reduction." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "reduction." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-reduction.html "reduction." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-reduction.html |
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "reduction." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "reduction." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-reduction.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "reduction." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-reduction.html |
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reduction The opposite of oxidation; chemical reactions resulting in a gain of electrons, or hydrogen, or the loss of oxygen.
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DAVID A. BENDER. "reduction." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "reduction." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-reduction.html DAVID A. BENDER. "reduction." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-reduction.html |
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reduction A chemical reaction in which atoms or molecules either lose oxygen, or gain hydrogen or electrons.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "reduction." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "reduction." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-reduction.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "reduction." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-reduction.html |
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reduction A chemical reaction in which atoms or molecules either lose oxygen or gain hydrogen or electrons.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "reduction." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "reduction." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-reduction.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "reduction." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-reduction.html |
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reduction A chemical reaction in which atoms or molecules either lose oxygen or gain hydrogen or electrons.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "reduction." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "reduction." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-reduction.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "reduction." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-reduction.html |
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reduction in chemistry: see oxidation and reduction . |
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"reduction." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "reduction." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-reductn.html "reduction." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-reductn.html |
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reduction See oxidation–reduction.
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"reduction." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "reduction." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-reduction.html "reduction." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-reduction.html |
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reduction See oxidation-reduction
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"reduction." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "reduction." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-reduction.html "reduction." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-reduction.html |
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reduction •ashen, fashion, passion, ration
•abstraction, action, attraction, benefaction, compaction, contraction, counteraction, diffraction, enaction, exaction, extraction, faction, fraction, interaction, liquefaction, malefaction, petrifaction, proaction, protraction, putrefaction, redaction, retroaction, satisfaction, stupefaction, subtraction, traction, transaction, tumefaction, vitrifaction
•expansion, mansion, scansion, stanchion
•sanction
•caption, contraption
•harshen, Martian
•cession, discretion, freshen, session
•abjection, affection, circumspection, collection, complexion, confection, connection, convection, correction, defection, deflection, dejection, detection, direction, ejection, election, erection, genuflection, imperfection, infection, inflection, injection, inspection, insurrection, interconnection, interjection, intersection, introspection, lection, misdirection, objection, perfection, predilection, projection, protection, refection, reflection, rejection, resurrection, retrospection, section, selection, subjection, transection, vivisection
•exemption, pre-emption, redemption
•abstention, apprehension, ascension, attention, circumvention, comprehension, condescension, contention, contravention, convention, declension, detention, dimension, dissension, extension, gentian, hypertension, hypotension, intention, intervention, invention, mention, misapprehension, obtention, pension, prehension, prevention, recension, retention, subvention, supervention, suspension, tension
•conception, contraception, deception, exception, inception, interception, misconception, perception, reception
•Übermenschen • subsection
•ablation, aeration, agnation, Alsatian, Amerasian, Asian, aviation, cetacean, citation, conation, creation, Croatian, crustacean, curation, Dalmatian, delation, dilation, donation, duration, elation, fixation, Galatian, gyration, Haitian, halation, Horatian, ideation, illation, lavation, legation, libation, location, lunation, mutation, natation, nation, negation, notation, nutation, oblation, oration, ovation, potation, relation, rogation, rotation, Sarmatian, sedation, Serbo-Croatian, station, taxation, Thracian, vacation, vexation, vocation, zonation
•accretion, Capetian, completion, concretion, deletion, depletion, Diocletian, excretion, Grecian, Helvetian, repletion, Rhodesian, secretion, suppletion, Tahitian, venetian
•academician, addition, aesthetician (US esthetician), ambition, audition, beautician, clinician, coition, cosmetician, diagnostician, dialectician, dietitian, Domitian, edition, electrician, emission, fission, fruition, Hermitian, ignition, linguistician, logician, magician, mathematician, Mauritian, mechanician, metaphysician, mission, monition, mortician, munition, musician, obstetrician, omission, optician, paediatrician (US pediatrician), patrician, petition, Phoenician, physician, politician, position, rhetorician, sedition, statistician, suspicion, tactician, technician, theoretician, Titian, tuition, volition
•addiction, affliction, benediction, constriction, conviction, crucifixion, depiction, dereliction, diction, eviction, fiction, friction, infliction, interdiction, jurisdiction, malediction, restriction, transfixion, valediction
•distinction, extinction, intinction
•ascription, circumscription, conscription, decryption, description, Egyptian, encryption, inscription, misdescription, prescription, subscription, superscription, transcription
•proscription
•concoction, decoction
•adoption, option
•abortion, apportion, caution, contortion, distortion, extortion, portion, proportion, retortion, torsion
•auction
•absorption, sorption
•commotion, devotion, emotion, groschen, Laotian, locomotion, lotion, motion, notion, Nova Scotian, ocean, potion, promotion
•ablution, absolution, allocution, attribution, circumlocution, circumvolution, Confucian, constitution, contribution, convolution, counter-revolution, destitution, dilution, diminution, distribution, electrocution, elocution, evolution, execution, institution, interlocution, irresolution, Lilliputian, locution, perlocution, persecution, pollution, prosecution, prostitution, restitution, retribution, Rosicrucian, solution, substitution, volution
•cushion • resumption • München
•pincushion
•Belorussian, Prussian, Russian
•abduction, conduction, construction, deduction, destruction, eduction, effluxion, induction, instruction, introduction, misconstruction, obstruction, production, reduction, ruction, seduction, suction, underproduction
•avulsion, compulsion, convulsion, emulsion, expulsion, impulsion, propulsion, repulsion, revulsion
•assumption, consumption, gumption, presumption
•luncheon, scuncheon, truncheon
•compunction, conjunction, dysfunction, expunction, function, junction, malfunction, multifunction, unction
•abruption, corruption, disruption, eruption, interruption
•T-junction • liposuction
•animadversion, aspersion, assertion, aversion, Cistercian, coercion, conversion, desertion, disconcertion, dispersion, diversion, emersion, excursion, exertion, extroversion, immersion, incursion, insertion, interspersion, introversion, Persian, perversion, submersion, subversion, tertian, version
•excerption
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"reduction." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "reduction." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-reduction.html "reduction." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-reduction.html |
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