About The Word Reductive
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Reductive
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What's The Definition Of Reductive?
[adj] characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment; "their views of life were reductive and depreciabory" - R.H.Rovere
Synonyms | Synonyms for Reductive: subtractive Related Terms | Find terms related to Reductive: See Also | Reductive In Webster's Dictionary \Re*duc"tive\ (-t?v), a. [Cf. F. r['e]ductif.]
Tending to reduce; having the power or effect of reducing. --
n. A reductive agent. --Sir M. Hale.
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