noun Download 🔗Share A substance added to another substance or product to produce specific properties in the combined substance. Examples : "Oil may be used as an additive in gasoline to improve the lubrication of a small engine." substance chemistry material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (grammar) A word or phrase that adds something, such as also, even, or nor. Examples : "The teacher used the additive "also" to explain that students needed to study both math and science. " grammar language linguistics word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Pertaining to addition; that can be, or has been, added. Examples : "The recipe called for several additive ingredients, like baking soda and salt. " math science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (of a function, etc.) That is distributive over addition. Examples : "Matrix multiplication is additive, in that Mvec v+Mvec w=M(vec v+vec w)." math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (of a group, semigroup, etc.) Whose operator is identified as addition. Examples : "It is natural to look at a finite cyclic group as an additive group." math technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Pertaining to chemical addition. Examples : "The experiment required precise control of the additive chemical reaction. " chemistry substance compound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The additive effects of both parents' genes contributed to the child's high musical aptitude. " biology organism physiology science medicine biochemistry anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading