Term: reducing: loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer
Broader: loss: gradual decline in amount or activity | Unrelated: scintillation: (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle
Broader: loss: gradual decline in amount or activity | Unrelated: memorial: a recognition of meritorious service
Broader: loss: gradual decline in amount or activity | Unrelated: scour: a place that is scoured (especially by running water)
Broader: loss: gradual decline in amount or activity | Unrelated: silverweed: low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States; Europe; Asia
Broader: loss: gradual decline in amount or activity | Unrelated: humanitarian: someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms
Broader: loss: gradual decline in amount or activity | Unrelated: spanish bayonet: a stiff yucca with a short trunk; found in the southern United States and tropical America; has rigid spine-tipped leaves and clusters of white flowers
Broader: loss: gradual decline in amount or activity | Unrelated: alpha radiation: the radiation of alpha particles during radioactive decay
Broader: loss: gradual decline in amount or activity | Unrelated: immunocompetence: the ability to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigen
Broader: loss: gradual decline in amount or activity | Unrelated: chandlery: a storeroom where candles are kept
Broader: loss: gradual decline in amount or activity | Unrelated: nonpayment: loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid