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Strike :: Strike (v. i.) To quit work in order to compel an increase, or prevent a reduction, of wages..

Disimprovement :: Disimprovement (n.) Reduction from a better to a worse state; as, disimprovement of the earth..

Gas :: Gas (n.) An aeriform fluid; -- a term used at first by chemists as synonymous with air, but since restricted to fluids supposed to be permanently elastic, as oxygen, hydrogen, etc., in distinction from vapors, as steam, which become liquid on a reduction of temperature. In present usage, since all of the supposed permanent gases have been liquified by cold and pressure, the term has resumed nearly its original signification, and is applied to any substance in the elastic or aeriform state..

Hydrophlorone :: Hydrophlorone (n.) A white, crystalline benzene derivative, C8H10O2, obtained by the reduction of phlorone..

Hydr- :: Hydr- () A combining form of hydrogen, indicating hydrogen as an ingredient, as hydrochloric; or a reduction product obtained by hydrogen, as hydroquinone..

Dulcite :: Dulcite (n.) A white, sugarlike substance, C6H8.(OH)2, occurring naturally in a manna from Madagascar, and in certain plants, and produced artificially by the reduction of galactose and lactose or milk sugar..

Systematist :: Systematism (n.) The reduction of facts or principles to a system.

Literalization :: Literalization (n.) The act of literalizing; reduction to a literal meaning.

Defalcation :: Defalcation (n.) A lopping off; a diminution; abatement; deficit. Specifically: Reduction of a claim by deducting a counterclaim; set- off.

Conversion :: Conversion (n.) A change or reduction of the form or value of a proposition; as, the conversion of equations; the conversion of proportions..

Reductively :: Reductively (adv.) By reduction; by consequence.

Degradation :: Degradation (n.) Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration..

Aurichalcite :: Aurichalcite (n.) A hydrous carbonate of copper and zinc, found in pale green or blue crystalline aggregations. It yields a kind of brass on reduction..

Oxindol :: Oxindol (n.) A white crystalline nitrogenous substance (C8H7NO) of the indol group, obtained by the reduction of dioxindol. It is a so-called lactam compound..

Indolin :: Indolin (n.) A dark resinous substance, polymeric with indol, and obtained by the reduction of indigo white..

Face :: Face (n.) The exact amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, or other mercantile paper, without any addition for interest or reduction for discount..

Trance :: Trance (n.) A condition, often simulating death, in which there is a total suspension of the power of voluntary movement, with abolition of all evidences of mental activity and the reduction to a minimum of all the vital functions so that the patient lies still and apparently unconscious of surrounding objects, while the pulsation of the heart and the breathing, although still present, are almost or altogether imperceptible..

Reduction :: Reduction (n.) The act or process of reducing. See Reduce, v. t., 6. and To reduce an equation, To reduce an expression, under Reduce, v. t..

Hydroxylamine :: Hydroxylamine (n.) A nitrogenous, organic base, NH2.OH, resembling ammonia, and produced by a modified reduction of nitric acid. It is usually obtained as a volatile, unstable solution in water. It acts as a strong reducing agent..

Leuc- :: Leuc- () A combining form signifying white, colorless; specif. (Chem.), denoting an extensive series of colorless organic compounds, obtained by reduction from certain other colored compounds; as, leucaniline, leucaurin, etc..

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