additive
noun[C]
uk/ˈæd.ɪ.tɪv/us/ˈæd.ə.t̬ɪv/asubstancethat isaddedtofoodinordertoimproveitstasteorappearanceor tokeepitfreshandstopit fromdecaying:
(食品的)添加剂,添加物foodadditives食品添加剂
Thismargarineisfullofadditives - justlookat thelabel!这种人造黄油里面都是添加剂——看看标签说明就知道了!
Additives in food & drinks
- anti-caking agent
- baking powder
- baking soda
- bicarb
- bicarbonate of soda
- colouring
- creamer
- E number
- emulsifier
- filler
- flavour enhancer
- iodized salt
- Irish moss
- lecithin
- malt extract
- maltodextrin
- pectin
- stabilizer
- thickening
- xanthan gum
additive
adjective
uk/ˈæd.ɪ.tɪv/us/ˈæd.ə.t̬ɪv/mathematicsspecialized
relatingto orinvolvingaddition(= theprocessofaddingnumberstogether):
Let Z be the additivegroupofintegers.
Thestrategyisapplicableto single-winnervotingsystemsthat are additivepointsystems.
formal
involvingcombiningthings or using things together:
Creatingcolourson ascreenis an additiveprocess, in which theprimarycoloursarered,green, andblue.
formal
increasingby beingcombined, orincreasingovertime:
Jenkinspredictedapowerfuladditiveeffectmightoccurwhen these cholesterol-loweringfoodsarecombined.
RA is an additive polyarthritis. Thismeansthat itaffectsmorejointsastimepasses.
- A +3 cmcrestand a -3 cmtroughresultin aheightof zero, i.e., thewavesmomentarilycanceleach other out at thatpoint. This additiveruleis referred to as theprincipleof superposition, "superposition" beingmerelyafancyword for "adding".
- An additivesolutionconceptassignsto everyplayerin {υ + ω} thesumof what he wouldreceivein υ and ω.
- FDM is an additiveprocessin which alayerofplasticisextrudedontopof thepreviouslayer, one at atime.
- Researchers areconcernedthesedrugsmay have an additiveeffect- wheresmallconcentrationsof two or moredrugsbecomemorepoisonouswhenabsorbedtogether at the sametime.
- Themixtureofalcoholandheroinhas an additiveeffect: adrinkercould take a lower-than-lethaldoseand still OD.
Addition, subtraction, multiplication & division
- add
- add (something) up
- addition sign
- arithmetical
- associative property
- coefficient
- deduction
- factorize
- half
- halve
- long division
- multiply
- power
- roundsomethingdown
- subtraction sign
- subtractive
- table
- takesomethingaway
- times
- treble
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Connecting and combining
Covering and adding layers
Increasing and intensifying
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subtractive
multiplicative