reductor

reducing

slimming

reductor(rreh-dook-tohr)

adjective

1. (that reduces)

a. reducing

Una alimentación sana es un factor reductor del riesgo de cardiopatías.

A healthy diet is a reducing factor of the risk of heart disease.

2. (that makes thinner)

a. slimming

Se acerca el momento de ponerse el biquini, y yo me he comprado una crema reductora.

The moment of wearing my bikini is getting closer, and I've bought a slimming cream.

b. reducing

Un masaje reductor ayuda a reducir la grasa acumulada en zonas específicas del cuerpo.

A reducing massage helps eliminate the fat that accumulates in specific areas of your body.

3. (chemistry)

a. reducing

En esta reacción, el agente reductor es el zinc, porque pierde dos electrones.

In this reaction, the reducing agent is the zinc because it loses two electrons.

4. (automobile)

a. differential

Este modelo cuenta con una marcha reductora especial para todoterrenos.

This model is equipped with a special differential gear for four-wheel-drive vehicles.

5. (crude)

a. reductive

Su punto de vista peca de reductor, porque, aunque simplifica el problema, le resta toda especificidad.

His view is too reductive, because, although it simplifies the problem, it detracts all specificity from it.

masculine noun

6. (chemistry)

a. reducing agent

El reductor reacciona con el oxidante dando lugar a un ácido.

The reducing agent reacts with the oxidizing agent to produce an acid.

b. reductant

Esta molécula es un reductor más potente que el hidrógeno.

This molecule is a more powerful reductant than hydrogen.

7. (something that reduces)

a. reducer

Un transformador es un reductor del voltaje.

A transformer is a voltage reducer.