Losing Weight Using Nice Drug Freely Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "REDUCING" which means:

noun
• • Any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent
• • Loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer
verb
• • To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
• • To lose weight.
• • To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.
• • To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
• • To bring to an inferior state or condition.
• • To decrease the liquid content of food by boiling much of its water off.
• • To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.
• • To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.
• • To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.
• • To express the solution of a problem in terms of another (known) algorithm.
• • To convert a syllogism to a clearer or simpler form
• • To convert to written form. (usage note: this verb almost always appears as "reduce to writing".)
• • To perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.
• • To reform a line or column from (a square).
• • To strike off the payroll.
• • To annul by legal means.
• • To translate (a book, document, etc.).
adjective
• • That causes reduction.

An example sentence would be:

• • "We need to implement a reducing strategy to cut down costs."
• • "The reducing agent in this chemical reaction is hydrogen."

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