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Webster 1913 Edition


Reduct

Re-duct′

(rē̍-dŭkt′)
,
Verb.
T.
[L.
reductus
, p. p. of
reducere
. See
Reduce
.]
To reduce.
[Obs.]
W. Warde.

Webster 1828 Edition


Reduct

REDUCT'

,
Verb.
T.
[L. reductus, reduco.] To reduce. [Not in use.]

REDUCT'

,
Noun.
In building, a little place taken out of a larger to make it more regular and uniform, or for some other convenience.

Definition 2024


reduct

reduct

See also: reduc't

English

Noun

reduct (plural reducts)

  1. (chemistry) A reducing agent.

Verb

reduct (third-person singular simple present reducts, present participle reducting, simple past and past participle reducted)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To reduce.
  2. (nonstandard) To duct tape again.
  3. (nonstandard) To channel through a duct again.

References

  • reduct in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913