REDUCTIVE


Meaning of REDUCTIVE in English

— reductively , adv. — reductiveness , n.

/ri duk"tiv/ , adj.

1. of, pertaining to, characterized by, or producing reduction or abridgment: an urgent need for reductive measures.

2. of or pertaining to change from one form to another.

3. of, pertaining to, or employing reductionism; reductionistic.

n.

4. something causing or inducing a reductive process.

[ 1625-35; REDUCT(ION) + -IVE ]

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