Something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine.

Roget 670: preservation; safe-keeping; conservation etc. (storage) 636; maintenance, support, susteritation^†, conservatism; vis conservatrix^†; salvation etc. (deliverance) 672.    [Means of preservation] prophylaxis; preserver, preservative, additive; antibiotics, antifungals [Med.], biocide; hygiastics^†, hygiantics^†; cover, drugget^†; cordon sanitaire [Fr.]; canning; ensilage; tinned goods, canned goods.    [Superstitious remedies] snake oil, spider webs, cure-all; laetrile; charm etc. 993.    ... show more

Dutch: additief

Designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree.

synonym: linear.

Roget 37: added etc. v.; additional; supplemental, supplementary; suppletory^†, subjunctive; adjectitious^†, adscititious^†, ascititious^†; additive, extra, accessory.    ... show more

Roget 709: cooperating etc. v.; in cooperation etc. n., in league etc. (party) 712; coadjuvant^†, coadjutant^†; dyed in the wool; cooperative; additive; participative; coactive^†, synergetic, synergistic.    favorable to etc. 707; unopposed etc. 708.    ... show more

Characterized or produced by addition.

Polish: addytywny