Additive

/ˈæ.dɪ.tɪv/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:14 pts8 letters

Definition of Additive

noun

A substance added to another substance or product to produce specific properties in the combined substance.
"Oil may be used as an additive in gasoline to improve the lubrication of a small engine."
(grammar) A word or phrase that adds something, such as also, even, or nor.

adjective

Pertaining to addition; that can be, or has been, added.
(of a function, etc.) That is distributive over addition.
"Matrix multiplication is additive, in that M\vec v+M\vec w=M(\vec v+\vec w)."
(of a group, semigroup, etc.) Whose operator is identified as addition.
"It is natural to look at a finite cyclic group as an additive group."
Pertaining to chemical addition.
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.

Anagrams of Additive

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "additive":

6-LETTER WORDS

dative divide tidied

5-LETTER WORDS

aided dated davit didie dived ivied teiid tided vitae

4-LETTER WORDS

adit aide avid date dead deva died diet dita dite diva dive edit idea tide+4 more

3-LETTER WORDS

add aid ait ate ave dad dev did die dit eat eta tad tae tav+4 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

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Rhyming Words

ablative abortive above abrasive absolutive absolve absorptive abstractive abusive accelerative acceptive accommodative accretive acculturative accumulative+5 more

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