non-reducing
Chemistry
adjective
That does not reduce, that does not cause or permit reduction; specifically (of a sugar) that does not contain an aldehyde group.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.
- adiabatically
- adiabaticity
- adiabatic lapse rate
- adianthus
- adiantum
- adiaphanous
- adiaphoral
- adiaphorism
- adiaphorist
- adiaphoristic
- adiaphoron
- adiaphorous
- adiate
- adiathermanous
- adiathermic
- adiation
- ad idem
- adience
- adient
- adieu
- a different kettle of fish
- a different (or whole new) ball game
- adigar
- Adi Granth
- adikar