additive

Meaning

Adj

1. Pertaining to addition; that can be, or has been, added.
2. That is distributive over addition.
3. Whose operator is identified as addition.
4. Pertaining to chemical addition.
5. Of or pertaining to genes (or the interaction etc. of such genes) which govern the same trait and whose effects work together on the phenotype.

Noun

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.

Synonyms

addition

admixture

linear

supplement

blend

append

appendix

attach

attachment

augmentative

be added

cumulative

dope

doping agent

exasperating

extra

food additive

fork

increasing

totalling

enhancive

addition agent

intrusion agent

annexing agent

accessory

additive basic operation

add

additivity

adjuvant

annexation

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæ.dɪ.tɪv/

Etymology

From Late Latin additivus, from the participial stem of Latin addere (“to add”).