Additive (Noun)
Meaning
Something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- Food manufacturers are considering new types of additives that enhance the texture of processed meat.
- Many paints include a chemical additive to increase their drying time in high-humidity conditions.
- New environmental regulations may lead to higher demand for oxygen-rich fuel additives for automobiles.
- Consumer organizations often investigate complaints that new medicinal additives trigger unadvertised side effects in humans.
- Recently formulated marine oils that require stability have UV-additives preventing gradual oxidizing discoloration in darker corners of coastal hotels