D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Reducing

/(r?*d?"s?ng)/ · Re·du·cing · IPA /ɹɪˈd(j)u.sɪŋ/
01 a & n. a & n. from Reduce.
  1. 1.
    a & n. from Reduce. See: 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.