According to Statista, the global coffee industry is worth US$363 billion in 2020. The market grows annually by 10.6%, and 78% of revenue came from out-of-home establishments like cafes and coffee beverage retailers.
REDUCTIVE
reductive
(adjective) characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment; “their views of life were reductive and depreciatory” - R.H.Rovere
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
reductive (comparative more reductive, superlative most reductive)
(Scottish legal, now rare) Pertaining to the reduction of a decree etc.; rescissory. [from 16th c.]
Causing the physical reduction or diminution of something. [from 17th c.]
(chemistry, metallurgy, biology) That reduces a substance etc. to a more simple or basic form. [from 17th c.]
(now rare, historical) That can be derived from, or referred back to, something else. [from 17th c.]
(now frequently pejorative) That reduces an argument, issue etc. to its most basic terms; simplistic, reductionist. [from 20th c.]
Antonyms
• oxidative
Source: Wiktionary
Re*duc"tive (-tv), a. Etym: [Cf. F. réductif.]
Definition: Tending to reduce; having the power or effect of reducing.
– n.
Definition: A reductive agent. Sir M. Hale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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EXTINGUISHABLE
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