reducing agent
element or compound that loses (or "donates") an electron to another chemical species in a redox chemical reaction; losing electrons,oxidized,"reduces" (are "oxidized" by) oxidizers (oxidizing agents)
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reducing agent
Summary
reducing agent is a class of chemical substances by use[1]. It draws 299 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_chemical_substances_by_use category, ranking #18 of 45).[2]
Key Facts
- reducing agent's instance of is recorded as class of chemical substances by use[3].
- reducing agent's instance of is recorded as role[4].
- reducing agent's subclass of is recorded as electron donor[5].
- reducing agent's subclass of is recorded as indicators and reagents[6].
- reducing agent's subclass of is recorded as class of chemical entities with similar applications or functions[7].
- reducing agent's Commons category is recorded as Reducing agents[8].
- reducing agent's opposite of is recorded as oxidizing agent[9].
- reducing agent's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D019163[10].
- reducing agent's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0197x4[11].
- reducing agent's MeSH tree code is recorded as D27.720.470.410.690[12].
- reducing agent's ChEBI ID is recorded as 63247[13].
- reducing agent's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Reducing agents[14].
- reducing agent's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300380032[15].
- reducing agent's partially coincident with is recorded as fuel[16].
- reducing agent's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/reducing-agent[17].
- reducing agent's used by is recorded as redox[18].
- reducing agent's has effect is recorded as reduction[19].
- reducing agent's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0376446[20].
- reducing agent's Quora topic ID is recorded as Reducing-Agent[21].
- reducing agent's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as reduksjonsmiddel[22].
- reducing agent's Interlingual Index ID is recorded as i114690[23].
- reducing agent's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 186423591[24].
- reducing agent's Lex ID is recorded as reduktion[25].
- reducing agent's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C186423591[26].
- reducing agent's museum-digital tag ID is recorded as 33209[27].
Why It Matters
reducing agent draws 299 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_chemical_substances_by_use category, ranking #18 of 45).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]