# reducing agent

> element or compound that loses (or "donates") an electron to another chemical species in a redox chemical reaction; losing electrons,oxidized,"reduces" (are "oxidized" by) oxidizers (oxidizing agents)

**Wikidata**: [Q216830](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q216830)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reducing_agent)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/reducing-agent


## References

1. Medical Subject Headings
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
3. UMLS 2023
4. Quora
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