Reducing /(r?*d?"s?ng)/

Re·du·cing

Reducing

a & n.
  1. a & n. from Reduce.

Phrases & Compounds

Reducing furnace
a furnace for reducing ores.
Reducing pipe fitting
a pipe fitting, as a coupling, an elbow, a tee, etc., for connecting a large pipe with a smaller one.
Reducing valve
a device for automatically maintaining a diminished pressure of steam, air, gas, etc., in a pipe, or other receiver, which is fed from a boiler or pipe in which the pressure is higher than is desired in the receiver.