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Webster 1913 Edition
Reducing
Re-du′cing
(r?-d?′s?ng)
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from Noun.
Reduce
. Reducing furnace
(Metal.)
, 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Reducing
REDU'CING
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