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Jyutpingwaan4 jyun4 zai1
Yalewàahn yùhn jāi
Definition
Reducing agent; a chemical substance that donates electrons to another substance in a chemical reaction.
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How it's used
Used primarily in scientific or academic contexts, this term follows the standard chemical nomenclature shared with written Chinese. While it is a technical term, it is pronounced using Cantonese phonology and treated as a standard noun in laboratory discussions.
Measure word
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This type of reducing agent reacts very quickly.
Related words
Common phrases
add a reducing agent
strong reducing agent
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