additivead‧di‧tive /ˈædətɪv/ noun [countable usually plural] 
permitted food additives Our products are free from artificial additives.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Foods sold under this label are guaranteed to be free from additives and preservatives.
- This product contains no artificial additives.
- Also, the Delaney clause forbids any consideration of the many benefits of man-made pesticides and food additives.
- Artificial additives such as colourings, sweeteners and flavour enhancers aren't permitted in baby foods.
- Extremes in climate will require different additives and preservatives to be used.
- Larger enterprises, which need a standard product, use plenty of additives.
- Pesticide residues, exposure to chemicals at toxic-waste sites, food additives, bird and insect droppings.
- She may lack something in her diet, obviously in her additives.
- The gasoline additive had leaked from underground storage tanks at a Navy gas station.
- The more natural rock, sea and Maldon salts are completely with additives.
Longman Language Activatorsomething that is added
· Additions are made to the list from time to time.addition to · There has been a last minute addition to the programme for the President's visit.a new addition (=a new person or thing in a group or list) · In the last three months there has been a new addition to the family - our daughter, Rachel.
something added to food in order to make it last longer, taste better, or look more attractive: · This product contains no artificial additives.· Foods sold under this label are guaranteed to be free from additives and preservatives.
something that is added to something else in order to improve it or make it complete: · Doctors believe that vitamin supplements are largely unnecessary.supplement to: · He sometimes eats fish as a supplement to his vegetarian diet.· The current supplement to the encyclopedia 'Growing Up with Science' has a new section on cycles in nature.
something which is added to a basic product or service which improves it and also costs more: · A wide range of extras are also available.optional extra British: · Tinted windows and a sunroof are optional extras.
as a piece of equipment that can be added or connected to a computer, car etc to make it do more things or make it more useful: · Add-ons such as modems and DVD drives can easily cost you hundreds of dollars.
also addition American another room or rooms that are added to a building: · The Simpsons built a big addition onto the back of their house.· You'll find the Picasso collection in the extension to the museum.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY permitted food additives Our products are free from artificial additives.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
permitted food additives Our products are free from artificial additives. (=used to give food more colour or taste)· Artificial additives such as colourings, sweeteners and flavour enhancers aren’t permitted in baby foods.
(=substances added to food in order to improve its taste or appearance)· These chemicals have been approved as food additives.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· But that's all - no artificial additives, colourings or preservatives.· There are no artificial additives at all.
· According to Hocking, paper cups can not be recycled because they contain chemical additives.· These deer are grass-fed; growth hormones or other chemical additives are not used.· It claims that the stringent tests applied to chemical additives would lead to unacceptable delays in the introduction of genetically-altered foods.
NOUN· It has been suggested that this can happen with some food additives, particularly preservatives and synthetic colours.· Pesticide residues, exposure to chemicals at toxic-waste sites, food additives, bird and insect droppings.· I have one in each category to offer; the first on fishing and the second on food additives.· Also, the Delaney clause forbids any consideration of the many benefits of man-made pesticides and food additives.· Approved additives. Food additives are identified by E numbers and all new ones must be tested.
VERB· Larger enterprises, which need a standard product, use plenty of additives.· Geotechnics, laboratory and numerical assessment of bearing capacity of soils under curricular footings, enhancement of soil properties using man-made additives.
WORD FAMILYnounadditionadditiveadjectiveadditonaladdedverbaddadverbadditionally
a substance that is added to food to improve its taste, appearance etc: permitted food additives Our products are free from artificial additives.