additive (noun)

  • 71acidulant — noun A food additive used to increase acidity or to give a tart taste See Also: acidulate …

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  • 72antifreeze — noun A substance, such as glycol, used to lower the freezing point of water; used as an additive in the radiators of motorcars …

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  • 73carrageenan — noun A food additive made from a purified extract of red seaweed, commonly used as a thickening agent. Syn: E407, thickener, stabiliser, gelling agent, emulsifier …

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  • 74firming agent — noun Any food additive added to react with pectin and give the food product a stronger structure …

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  • 75acacia gum — noun The sticky congealed sap of the acacia tree, used as a food additive. Syn: gum arabic …

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  • 76ammonium sulfate — noun An inorganic chemical compound, (NH)SO, commonly used as a fertilizer and as a food additive (E517) used as an improving agent …

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  • 77lactic acid — noun 2 hydroxy propanoic acid (CH.CHOH.COH), a syrupy liquid, soluble in water; found in milk, wine and many fruits; used as a food additive and in many industrial applications. Syn: E2 …

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  • 78complex measure — noun A function whose domain is a σ algebra, whose codomain is the set of complex numbers, and which is countably additive …

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  • 79cysteine — noun A sulphur containing nonessential amino acid CHNOS found in most animal proteins; it readily oxidizes to cystine. Syn: E910, food additive, E920, improving agent, Cys …

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  • 80guar gum — noun a heteropolysaccharide gum, extracted from the guar bean, that is used as a food additive Syn: E412, thickener, stabiliser, guaran …

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