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    ad·di·tive
    [ˈadədiv]
    noun
    additive (noun) · additives (plural noun)
    1. a substance added to something in small quantities to improve or preserve it:
      "many foods contain chemical additives"
    adjective
    additive (adjective)
    1. characterized by, relating to, or produced by addition:
      "the combination of these factors has an additive effect" · "an additive process"
      • technical
        relating to the reproduction of colors by the superimposition of primary colors:
        "the video monitor uses the additive colors red, green, and blue"
    Origin
    mid 17th century (as an adjective): from late Latin additivus, from Latin addit- ‘added’, from the verb addere (see add). The noun dates from the 1940s.
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    noun
    1. a substance added to something in small quantities to improve or preserve it:
     
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