reductor

English

Noun

reductor (plural reductors)

  1. (chemistry) A device for carrying out reduction.

Latin

Etymology

From redūcō (“lead, bring back”) +‎ -tor (“-er”, agent suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

reductor m (genitive reductōris); third declension

  1. (rare) one who leads or brings back

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative reductor reductōrēs
genitive reductōris reductōrum
dative reductōrī reductōribus
accusative reductōrem reductōrēs
ablative reductōre reductōribus
vocative reductor reductōrēs

References

  • “reductor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • reductor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French réducteur.

Adjective

reductor m or n (feminine singular reductoare, masculine plural reductori, feminine and neuter plural reductoare)

  1. (chemistry) reducing

Declension

Declension of reductor
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite reductor reductoare reductori reductoare
definite reductorul reductoarea reductorii reductoarele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite reductor reductoare reductori reductoare
definite reductorului reductoarei reductorilor reductoarelor

Noun

reductor m (plural reductori)

  1. (chemistry) reducing agent

Declension

Declension of reductor
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative reductor reductorul reductori reductorii
genitive-dative reductor reductorului reductori reductorilor
vocative reductorule reductorilor

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reduɡˈtoɾ/ [re.ð̞uɣ̞ˈt̪oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: re‧duc‧tor

Adjective

reductor (feminine reductora, masculine plural reductores, feminine plural reductoras)

  1. reductive, reducing

Noun

reductor m (plural reductores)

  1. (chemistry) reducing agent, reducer, reductant

Noun

reductor m (plural reductores, feminine reductora, feminine plural reductoras)

  1. reducer

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