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additive

ad·di·tive [ áddətiv ]


noun  (plural ad·di·tives)
Definition:
 
something added: something added to something else to alter or improve it in some way, e.g. to change the color or texture of food



adjective 
Definition:
 
involving adding something: involving or produced by addition or by the addition of something ( formal )

[Late 17th century. < late Latin additivus< additus (see addition)]
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