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reductive

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re⋅duc⋅tive

  [ri-duhk-tiv]
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–adjective
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.
–noun
4. something causing or inducing a reductive process.
Origin:
1625–35; reduct(ion) + -ive

Related forms:
re⋅duc⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
re⋅duc⋅tive⋅ness, noun
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re·duc·tive   (rĭ-dŭk'tĭv)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to reduction.

  2. Relating to, being an instance of, or exhibiting reductionism.

  3. Relating to or being an instance of reductivism.

re·duc'tive·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: re·duc·tive
Pronunciation: ri-'d&k-tiv
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, causing, or involving reduction
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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