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additive

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: additive

1
adj
characterized or produced by addition
2
n
something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: additive
1

adj characterized or produced by addition

“an additive process”
Synonyms
accumulative, cumulative
increasing by successive addition
addable, addible
capable of being added or added to
additional, extra
further or added
complemental, complementary, completing
acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)
incremental
increasing gradually by regular degrees or additions
intercalary
having a day or month inserted to make the calendar year correspond to the solar year: "Feb. 29 is an intercalary day"
summational, summative
of or relating to a summation or produced by summation
supplemental, supplementary
added to complete or make up a deficiency
Antonyms:
subtractive
constituting or involving subtraction
ablative
tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature
reductive
characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment
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adj designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree

Synonyms:
linear
bilinear
linear with respect to each of two variables or positions
Antonyms:
nonlinear
designating or involving an equation whose terms are not of the first degree
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n something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine

Types:
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
Type of:
add-on, addition, improver
a component that is added to something to improve it
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