환원還元

[ hwanwon ]
「명사」 Noun
return; giving back; restoration

An act of going back to the original state; or an act of making this happen.

reduction

In philosophy, an act of changing miscellaneous things or phenomena into fundamental ones.

reduction

In chemistry, a phenomenon in which a substance mixed with oxygen loses the oxygen, or a substance combines with hydrogen, or certain atoms, molecules, ions, etc., acquire electrons.

Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Advanced

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