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additive
adjective(ad-di-tive)
of, relating to, or characterized by addition
additive
adjective(ad-di-tive)
produced by addition
additive
adjective(ad-di-tive)
characterized by, being, or producing effects (such as drug responses or gene products) that when the causative factors act together are the sum of their individual effects
additive
noun(ad-di-tive)
a substance added to another in relatively small amounts to effect a desired change in properties
additive
noun(ad-di-tive)
an identity element (such as 0 in the group of whole numbers under the operation of addition) that in a given mathematical system leaves unchanged any element to which it is added
additive
noun(ad-di-tive)
a number that when added to a given number gives zero
additive
noun(ad-di-tive)
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