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Additive

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈæd.ɪ.tɪv

Definitions

  1. A substance added to another substance or product to produce specific properties in the combined substance.
  2. A word or phrase that adds something, such as also, even, or nor.

Equivalents

17 more languages
العربيةإضافةالإضافة
Българскидобавка
Catalàadditiu
Češtinaaditivum
Esperantoaldonaĵo
Suomiadditiivinenlisäaine
עבריתמוסף
Italianoadditiveadditivo
日本語添加剤
한국어첨가물
Polskiaddytywnydodatek
Portuguêsaditivo
Русскийаддити́вныйдобавкадобавлениедополнениеприсадка
Svenskatillsats
Türkçekatkı
Українськадобавка
Tiếng Việtphụ gia

Examples

“Oil may be used as an additive in gasoline to improve⟳ the lubrication of a small engine.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

additive category additive combinatorics additive function additive group additive identity additive inverse

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