Re*du"cing (r?*d?"s?ng), a & n. from Reduce. Reducing furnace (Metal.), a furnace for reducing ores. -- Reducing pipe fitting, a pipe fitting, as a coupling, an elbow, a tee,
etc., for connecting a large pipe with a smaller one. -- Reducing valve, a device for automatically maintaining a
diminished pressure of steam, air, gas, etc., in a pipe, or other receiver, which is fed
from a boiler or pipe in which
the pressure is higher than is desired in the
receiver.
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