nonreducing

adjective

non·​re·​duc·​ing ˌnän-ri-ˈdü-siŋ 

: not reducing something

specifically : not readily reducing a mild oxidizing agent (such as Fehling's solution)

nonreducing sugars in cocoa beans

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nonreducing

• introducing
• reproducing
• adducing
• conducing
• deducing
• inducing
• producing
• reducing
• seducing
• transducing
• loosing
• sluicing

Medical Definition

nonreducing

adjective

non·​re·​duc·​ing -ri-ˈd(y)üs-iŋ 

: not reducing

especially : not readily reducing a mild oxidizing agent (as Fehling solution)

sucrose is a nonreducing sugar

compare reducing sugar