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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Reducing \Re*du"cing\ (r?*d?"s?ng),
a & n. from Reduce.
[1913 Webster]
Reducing furnace (Metal.), 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.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Reducing \Re*du"cing\ (r?*d?"s?ng),
a & n. from Reduce.
Reducing furnace (Metal.), 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.
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