additive (noun)
21additive — [ˈædətɪv] noun [C] a chemical substance that is added to food to make it last longer or look or taste better …
22food additive — noun an additive to food intended to improve its flavor or appearance or shelf life • Syn: ↑artificial additive • Hypernyms: ↑additive * * * additive (def. 4). * * * food additive, any substance, natural or synthetic, that is added to food to… …
23artificial additive — noun an additive to food intended to improve its flavor or appearance or shelf life • Syn: ↑food additive • Hypernyms: ↑additive …
24food additive — noun Any non food substance added to food in order to improve its flavour, appearance or shelf life …
25food additive — /ˈfud ædətɪv/ (say foohd aduhtiv) noun a substance added to food to enhance its appearance or taste, to increase its nutritional value, or to maintain its freshness …
26superposition principle — noun (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest • Syn: ↑principle of superposition, ↑superposition • Topics: ↑geology • Hypernyms: ↑principle, ↑ …
27addition product — noun : a product formed by chemical addition see adduct * * * addition compound or addition product noun (chem) One formed by the direct union of two or more substances • • • Main Entry: ↑add * * * addition product, = additive compound. (Cf. ↑ …
28additivity — noun a) The property of being additive b) The extent to which something is additive …
29calcium phosphate — noun a phosphate of calcium; a main constituent of animal bones • Hypernyms: ↑phosphate, ↑orthophosphate, ↑inorganic phosphate * * * noun 1. : an orthophosphate of calcium: as a. : one of the three simple orthop …
30grain alcohol — noun the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed as a renewable clean burning additive to gasoline • Syn: ↑ethyl… …
