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Additive - English meaning

ˈæd.ɪ.tɪv

Additive – definitions in English dictionary

noun

A substance added to something in small quantities to improve or preserve it.

Usage examples:

Many foods contain chemical additives

Synonims:

Added ingredientAdditionExtraAdd-onSupplementAccompanimentPreservativeFlavour enhancerColouringE-number
adjective

Characterized by, relating to, or produced by addition.

Usage examples:

The combination of these factors has an additive effect
noun

Something added to a substance, esp. food, to improve it or to preserve it

Usage examples:

Additives keep certain foods fresh., this paint has an additive that keeps mold from growing on it.
noun

A substance that is added to food in order to improve its taste or appearance or to keep it fresh and stop it from decaying

Usage examples:

Food additives, this margarine is full of additives - just look at the label!
adjective

Relating to or involving addition (= the process of adding numbers together)

Usage examples:

Let z be the additive group of integers., the strategy is applicable to single-winner voting system…
adjective

Involving combining things or using things together

Usage examples:

Creating colours on a screen is an additive process, in which the primary colours are red, green, a…
adjective

Increasing by being combined, or increasing over time

Usage examples:

Jenkins predicted a powerful additive effect might occur when these cholesterol-lowering foods are …

Additive translation into English

Additive: translate from English into Chinese

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添加剂, 附加的, 累积的

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Additief, Toevoeging

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Additif

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Zusatzstoff, Zusatz, Zusatzmittel

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Additive, योगशील

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Additivo, Aggiuntivo

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첨가물

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Добавка, Присадка, Примесь

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Aditivo

Word origin

late 17th century (as an adjective): from late Latin additivus, from Latin addit- ‘added’, from the verb addere (see add). The noun dates from the 1940s.

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Additive – similar words

addition

əˈdɪʃ.ən

noun

The action or process of adding something to something else.

Usage examples:

The hotel has been extended with the addition of more rooms
noun

The process of calculating the total of a group of numbers

Usage examples:

[ u ] we learn addition and subtraction in first and second grade., [ c ] harold is the newest addi…
noun

Something extra that is added to something

Usage examples:

An addition to sth the company provides a compensation package which amounts to an addition to the …
Addition - all meanings in English

Additive synonims

accompaniment

əˈkʌm.pən.ɪ.mənt

noun

A musical part which supports or partners an instrument, voice, or group.

Usage examples:

She sang to a guitar accompaniment
noun

Music that is played with someone who is singing or playing the main tune

Usage examples:

A song with piano accompaniment
noun

Singing or playing with another musician or singer

Usage examples:

The female vocalist sang to the accompaniment of a guitar.
Accompaniment - all meanings in English

addition

əˈdɪʃ.ən

noun

The action or process of adding something to something else.

Usage examples:

The hotel has been extended with the addition of more rooms
noun

The process of calculating the total of a group of numbers

Usage examples:

[ u ] we learn addition and subtraction in first and second grade., [ c ] harold is the newest addi…
noun

Something extra that is added to something

Usage examples:

An addition to sth the company provides a compensation package which amounts to an addition to the …
Addition - all meanings in English

colouring

ˈkʌl.ər.ɪŋ

noun

The process of changing the colour of something by painting, dyeing, or shading it.

Usage examples:

The salon concentrates purely on colouring
verb

Change the colour of (something) by painting, dyeing, or shading it.

Usage examples:

He coloured her hair with a selection of blonde and brown shades
noun

The combined effect of a person's hair, skin, and eye colour

Usage examples:

Their colouring is so totally different that you would never think they were sisters., it says on t…
Colouring - all meanings in English

e-number

noun

Any of a set of numbers with the letter e in front of them that are used on containers of food in the european union to show which particular approved chemical has been added to the food

E-number - all meanings in English

extra

ˈek.strə

adjective

Added to an existing or usual amount or number; additional.

Usage examples:

They offered him an extra thirty-five cents an hour
adverb

To a greater extent than usual; especially.

Usage examples:

He is trying to be extra good
noun

An item in addition to what is usual or strictly necessary.

Usage examples:

I had an education with all the extras
Extra - all meanings in English

preservative

noun

A substance used to preserve foodstuffs, wood, or other materials against decay.

Usage examples:

Salt has been used for centuries as a preservative
adjective

Acting to preserve something.

Usage examples:

The preservative effects of freezing
noun

A substance that treats food in a particular way so it can be kept for a long time without going bad

Usage examples:

[ c ] artificial/natural preservatives
Preservative - all meanings in English

supplement

noun

A thing added to something else in order to complete or enhance it.

Usage examples:

The handout is a supplement to the official manual
verb

Add an extra element or amount to.

Usage examples:

I looked for a part-time job to supplement my income
noun

Something that is added to something else in order to improve it or complete it; something extra

Usage examples:

Hormone/vitamin supplements, an advertising supplement, she got a second job to supplement her inco…
Supplement - all meanings in English

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