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Meaning of Additive | Babel Free

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

العربية إضافة الإضافة
Български добавка
Català additiu
Čeština aditivum
Deutsch additiv Zusatz Zusatzstoff
Esperanto aldonaĵo
Español aditivo
Suomi additiivinen lisäaine
Français additif additive additive
עברית מוסף
Italiano additive additivo
日本語 添加剤
한국어 첨가물
Polski addytywny dodatek
Português aditivo
Русский аддити́вный добавка добавление дополнение присадка
Svenska tillsats
Türkçe katkı
Українська добавка
Tiếng Việt phụ 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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