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Reductive — 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reductive — 1650s, from M.L. reductivus, from reducere (see REDUCE (Cf. reduce)) … Etymology dictionary
reductive — ► ADJECTIVE 1) tending to present a subject or problem in a simplified form, especially one viewed as crude. 2) relating to chemical reduction. DERIVATIVES reductively adverb reductiveness noun … English terms dictionary
reductive — [ri duk′tiv] adj. [ML reductivus] 1. of or characterized by reduction or reductionism 2. reducing or tending to reduce reductively adv … English World dictionary
reductive — 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… … Universalium
reductive — [[t]rɪdʌ̱ktɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you describe something such as a theory or a work of art as reductive, you disapprove of it because it reduces complex things to simple elements. [FORMAL] Jill Mann persuasively resists… … English dictionary
reductive — adjective characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment their views of life were reductive and depreciatory R.H.Rovere • Similar to: ↑subtractive • Derivationally related forms: ↑reduce … Useful english dictionary
Reductive amination — (also known as reductive alkylation) is a form of amination that involves the conversion of a carbonyl group to an amine via an intermediate imine. The carbonyl group is most commonly a ketone or an aldehyde. Contents 1 … Wikipedia
Reductive dechlorination — is a term that is used to describe certain types of degradation of chlorinated organic compounds by chemical reduction with release of inorganic chloride ions. Contents 1 Biological 2 Electrochemical 3 Radiation … Wikipedia
Reductive art — is a term to describe an artistic style or an aesthetic, rather than an art movement. Movements and other terms associated with reductive art include Minimal art, ABC art, anti illusionism, cool art, rejective art [Green, Jonathan. Newspeak: a… … Wikipedia
Reductive dual pair — In the mathematical field of representation theory, a reductive dual pair is a pair of subgroups (G,G ′) of the isometry group Sp(W) of a symplectic vector space W, such that G is the centralizer of G ′ in Sp(W) and vice versa, and these groups… … Wikipedia
