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additive

[ ad-i-tiv ]

noun

  1. something that is added, as one substance to another, to alter or improve the general quality or to counteract undesirable properties:

    an additive that thins paint.

  2. Nutrition.
    1. Also called food additive. a substance added directly to food during processing, as for preservation, coloring, or stabilization.
    2. something that becomes part of food or affects it as a result of packaging or processing, as debris or radiation.


adjective

  1. characterized or produced by addition; cumulative:

    an additive process.

  2. Mathematics. (of a function) having the property that the function of the union or sum of two quantities is equal to the sum of the functional values of each quantity; linear.

additive

/ 藞忙诲瑟迟瑟惫 /

adjective

  1. characterized or produced by addition; cumulative
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. any substance added to something to improve it, prevent deterioration, etc
  2. short for food additive
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

additive

Noun

  1. A substance added in small amounts to something else to improve, strengthen, or otherwise alter it. Additives are used for a variety of reasons. They are added to food, for example, to enhance taste or color or to prevent spoilage. They are added to gasoline to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, and to plastics to enhance molding capability.

Adjective

  1. Relating to the production of color by the mixing of light rays of varying wavelengths.
  2. 鈼 The additive primaries red, green, and blue are those colors whose wavelengths can be mixed in different proportions to produce all other spectral colors.
  3. Compare subtractiveSee Note at color
  4. Mathematics.
    Marked by, produced by, or involving addition.
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of additive1

From the Late Latin word 补诲诲颈迟墨惫耻蝉, dating back to 1690鈥1700. See additament, -ive
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of additive1

C17: from Late Latin 补诲诲颈迟墨惫耻蝉, from addere to add
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Food dyes have been under scrutiny for years, as consumer advocate groups have said they contain additives harmful to humans.

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The law prohibits the use of four harmful additives 鈥 potassium bromate, propylparaben, Red No. 3 and BVO 鈥 in food products sold, manufactured or distributed in the state.

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The shredded material is then mixed with UV additives to avoid being bleached by sunlight.

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Some Republicans have praised Kennedy for his criticism over the use of food additives and push to curb big pharma.

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Instead, he鈥檚 committed to providing more information about the harms of consuming UPFs and food additives.

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