additive
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additive
- /ˈæd.ɪ.tɪv/ UK
- /ˈæd.ɪ.tɪv/ Canada, US
- [ˈæɾ.ɪ.tɪv] Canada, US
- /ˈæd.ə.tɪv/ Canada, US
- [ˈæɾ.ə.tɪv] Canada, US
- [ˈæɾ.ə.ɾɪv] Canada, US
Where it comes from
From Late Latin additivus, from the participial stem of Latin addere (“to add”).
adjective more additive · most additive
- Pertaining to addition; that can be, or has been, added.
- That is distributive over addition. Matrix multiplication is additive, in that M#92;vecv#43;M#92;vecw#61;M(#92;vecv#43;#92;vecw).
- Whose operator is identified as addition. It is natural to look at a finite cyclic group as an additive group.
- Pertaining to chemical addition.
- Of or pertaining to genes (or the interaction etc. of such genes) which govern the same trait and whose effects work together on the phenotype.
noun additives
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A substance added to another substance or product to produce specific properties in the combined substance.
Oil may be used as an additive in gasoline to improve the lubrication of a small engine.
Similar: temper
- A word or phrase that adds something, such as also, even, or nor.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: linear, summative, summational, bilinear, addible, addable, cumulative, accumulative, addendum, addition, add-on, additional, supplement, admixture, addictive, addenda
Translations
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adj math: that can be added
| Русский | аддити́вный additívnyj |
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adj math: that is distributive over addition
| Français | additif |
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noun substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
| Español | aditivo |
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| 日本語 | 添加剤 tenkazai |
| 中文 | 添加劑 /添加剂 tiānjiājì |
| Português | aditivo |
| Français | additif |
| Deutsch | Zusatzstoff, Zusatz, Additiv |
| Italiano | additivo |
| Русский | присадка prisadka, доба́вка dobávka, добавле́ние dobavlénije, дополне́ние dopolnénije |
| עברית | תּוֹסָף tosaf |
Talk about this word "additive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/additive. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. additive. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/additive "additive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/additive.Cite this
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