Re·duc'tive adjective [ Confer French réductif .] Tending to reduce; having the power or effect of reducing. -- noun A reductive agent. Sir M. Hale. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/32
adjective characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment; `their views of life were reductive and depreciabory` - R.H.Rovere Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974