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Meaning
Adj
●
In Mathematics:
Pertaining to
addition
; that can be, or has been, added.
●
In Mathematics:
That is
distributive
over addition.
●
In Group theory:
Whose
operator
is
identified
as addition.
●
In Chemistry:
Pertaining to
chemical
addition.
●
In Genetics:
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
●
A
substance
added
to another
substance
or product to
produce
specific
properties
in the
combined
substance
.
●
In Grammar:
A
word
or
phrase
that
adds
something, such as also, even, or nor.
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Origin
additive
English
additivus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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