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ad·di·tive  (d-tv)

n.

A substance added in small amounts to something else to improve, strengthen, or otherwise alter it.

adj.

1. Marked by, produced by, or involving addition.

2. Of or being any of certain primary colors of wavelengths that may be mixed with one another to produce other colors. See Table at color.

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addi·tive·ly adv.

addi·tivi·ty n.

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additive [ˈædɪtɪv]

adj

characterized or produced by addition; cumulative

n

1. any substance added to something to improve it, prevent deterioration, etc.

2. (Cookery) short for food additive

[from Late Latin additīvus, from addere to add]

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additive  (d-tv)

Noun

A substance added in small amounts to something else to improve, strengthen, or otherwise alter it. Additives are used for a variety of reasons. They are added to food, for example, to enhance taste or color or to prevent spoilage. They are added to gasoline to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, and to plastics to enhance molding capability.

Adjective

1. Relating to the production of color by the mixing of light rays of varying wavelengths. The additive primaries red, green, and blue are those colors whose wavelengths can be mixed in different proportions to produce all other spectral colors. Compare subtractive. See Note at color.

2. Mathematics Marked by, produced by, or involving addition.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	additive - something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine add-on, addition, improver - a component that is added to something to improve it; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor" adjuvant - an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment artificial additive, food additive - an additive to food intended to improve its flavor or appearance or shelf-life
Adj.	1.	additive - designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree linear math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
	2.	additive - characterized or produced by addition; "an additive process" subtractive - constituting or involving subtraction; "a subtractive correction"

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additive

noun added ingredient, artificial or synthetic ingredient, E number, extra, supplement additive-free baby foods

Translations

additive [ˈædɪtɪv] N → aditivo m

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additive [ˈædɪtɪv] n → additif m food additive, artificial additive
additive-free [ˌædɪtɪvˈfriː] adj → sans additifs
addle-brained [ˌæd^əlˈbreɪnd] adj → aux idées confuses

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additive

n → Zusatz m

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additive [ˈædɪtɪv] n → additivo

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