additive -
something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine
add-on,
improver,
addition the act of adding one thing to another; "the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect"; "the addition of a leap day every four years"
adjuvant an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment
Adjective
additive -
characterized or produced by addition; "an additive process"
subtractive constituting or involving subtraction; "a subtractive correction"
incremental increasing gradually by regular degrees or additions; "lecturers enjoy...steady incremental growth in salary"
intercalary having a day or month inserted to make the calendar year correspond to the solar year: "Feb. 29 is an intercalary day"; "a leap year is an intercalary year"
additive -
Describing genes or the interaction etc. of such genes which govern the same trait and whose effects work together on the phenotype.
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additive A substance mixed in small quantities with another product to modify its chemical or physical state, for example to make food look visually more attractive.
