Glossary:Reducing

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Reducing Conditions
In soils, an atmosphere that promotes chemical elements to lose electrons (reduction), usually through the absence of oxygen.

Source
Adapted from: Rapp, G. and Hill, C.L. (1998) Geoarchaeology: The earth-science approach to archaeological interpretation. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN: 0-300-07076-4

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