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ADDITIVE

\ˈadɪtˌɪv], \ˈadɪtˌɪv], \ˈa_d_ɪ_t_ˌɪ_v]\

Definitions of ADDITIVE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Proper to be added; positive; - opposed to subtractive.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Proper to be added; positive; - opposed to subtractive.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

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