Definition of
additive has definitions from the field of mathematics
1
[ noun ] something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine

Used in print

(Successful Farming, 59:12...)

Knowing specifically what the many feed additives can do and_how and when to feed them can make a highly competitive business more profitable for beef , dairy , and sheep_men .

The target chart quickly and briefly tells you which additives do what .

All the additives listed here are sanctioned for use by the Food_and_Drug_Administration of the federal_government .

Not less than .75 milligram but not more than 1.25 milligrams of additive per pound of body_weight .

Additive should not be fed 72 hours before animals are slaughtered .

Related terms

addition food_additive adjuvant

2
[ adjective ] (mathematics) designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree

Synonyms

linear

Related terms

nonlinear mathematics bilinear

3
[ adjective ] characterized or produced by addition

Examples

"an additive process"

Related terms

subtractive accumulative summational addable

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Rhymes with

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Phonetic and Homophones

AE1 D IH0 T IH0 V
AE1 D AH0 T IH0 V

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