Question

ASAP.Read the dictionary entry. reduction [re-DUCT-shun] noun 1. the amount something is made smaller 2. the act of making a subject simpler 3. a sauce made thicker by boiling 4. in math, the act of bringing a fraction to its smallest terms Read the following sentence. Timothy took a wooden spoon from the drawer and stirred the fragrant reduction. Which dictionary definition best describes how the word "reduction” is used in this sentence? the act of making a subject simpler a sauce made thicker by boiling in math, the act of bringing a fraction to its smallest terms the amount something is made smaller

Answer 1

Answer:

c

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

3. A sauce made thicker by boiling.

Explanation:

fra·grant

adjective

having a pleasant or sweet smell.

"she gathered the fragrant blooms"

Reduction is performed by simmering or boiling a liquid such as stock, fruit or vegetable juices, wine, vinegar, or a sauce until the desired concentration is reached by evaporation. This is done without a lid, enabling the vapor to escape from the mixture.

Most food has a fragrance.

So, a fragrant reduction is to simmer or boil something to make it thicker.