Assertion: reduction | /r/SimilarTo | the addition of hydrogen
Facets:
value: to compound
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to an element
type: OTHER
value: to removal
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Reduction, in organic chemistry, means the addition of hydrogen to molecule or removal of electronegative atoms such as halogen or oxygen from the molecule.
text: Reduction meant the addition of hydrogen to an element or compound, or the removal of oxygen from a compound.