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

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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

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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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