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reductively

/rɪˈdʌktɪvli/
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Adjective:reductive
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• adverb

1

In a manner that analyzes, explains, or presents a complex subject in an overly simplified, crude, or narrow way.

Example

"The critic argued that the biography treated the author's intricate artistic motivations far too reductively."

2

By means of or involving chemical reduction, such as the gain of electrons or decrease in oxidation state.

Example

"During the laboratory synthesis, the disulfide bonds in the protein were reductively cleaved using a specialized reagent."

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reducible
reduction
reductive
reductively
redundancy
redundant
redundantly

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