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additive
nounA substance added to something in small quantities to improve or preserve it.
Usage examples:
Many foods contain chemical additives
adjectiveCharacterized by, relating to, or produced by addition.
Usage examples:
The combination of these factors has an additive effect
nounSomething 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.
campily
ˈkæmp.əl.i
adverbIn a camp way (= creating humour by using bright colours, loud sounds, unusual behaviour, etc.)
Usage examples:
The film was a little too campily self-conscious for its own credibility., in one sequence, he minc…
juju
nounA style of music popular among the yoruba in nigeria and characterized by the use of guitars and variable-pitch drums.
Usage examples:
Perhaps nigeria's most popular form of music is juju, which uses traditional drums and percussion i…
nounA charm or fetish, especially of a type used by some west african peoples.
Usage examples:
These sun jujus are made from recycled mardi gras beads based on a spiritcatcher/voodoo doll; hang …
passacaglia
ˌpasəˈkɑːlɪə
nounA composition similar to a chaconne, typically in slow triple time with variations over a ground bass.
Usage examples:
In the 17th century the development of the basso continuo led to a proliferation of fixed-bass vari…
sciurid
nounAny of numerous rodents constituting the family sciuridae, which comprises the true squirrels (tree squirrels, flying squirrels, ground squirrels, marmots, and related forms); a squirrel.
adjectiveOf or relating to squirrels or the family sciuridae; characteristic of sciurids.