reductionism
nounNAmE//rɪˈdʌkʃəˌnɪzəm//
[uncountable] (formal) (often disapproving)Definitions on the go
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NAmE//rɪˈdʌkʃənɪst//
adjective, noun He was a reductionist who believed that everything could be explained in materialistic terms.See reductionism in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: reductionism