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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈædətɪv/ · UK /ˈædɪtɪv/
Forms: additives
additive means: A substance put into food or another product to change or improve it.
noun
A substance put into food or another product to change or improve it.
- This juice contains no artificial additives.
- The additive helps the paint dry faster.
- Do you use a fuel additive?
adjective
Involving adding things together or combining their effects.
- The two drugs have an additive effect.
- This method uses an additive process.
- Their benefits may be additive.
Using addition as the rule for combining numbers or other mathematical objects.
- We use additive notation here.
- The integers form an additive group.
- Can you find the additive identity?
Questions about additive
What does additive mean?
A substance put into food or another product to change or improve it.
What is additive in other languages?
Türkçe: katkı maddesi · Español: aditivo · Français: additif · Deutsch: Zusatzstoff · Italiano: additivo · 日本語: 添加物
How do you pronounce additive?
In American English /ˈædətɪv/; in British English /ˈædɪtɪv/.
How do you use additive in a sentence?
This juice contains no artificial additives. The additive helps the paint dry faster.
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