Antireductive

/ˌæntiːrɪˈdʌktɪv/ adjective

Opposing reduction or reductionism; describing something that works against the process of breaking down or oversimplifying.

From antireduction + -ive (adjective suffix). Appears in both chemistry (preventing reduction) and philosophy (opposing reductionism).

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