additive

¹ad·di·tive

adj \ˈa-də-tiv\

Definition of ADDITIVE

1

: of, relating to, or characterized by addition <an additive process>

2

: produced by addition

3

: characterized by, being, or producing effects (as drug responses or gene products) that when the causative factors act together are the sum of their individual effects

— ad·di·tive·ly adverb

— ad·di·tiv·i·ty \ˌa-də-ˈti-və-tē\ noun

Examples of ADDITIVE

1. <certain drugs have additive effects when taken in conjunction with each other that one doesn't see when any one is used alone>

First Known Use of ADDITIVE

1699

Related to ADDITIVE

Synonyms: accretive, accumulative, cumulative, conglomerative, incremental

Related Words: gradual, step-by-step, stepwise; increscent, progressive; accruable, accrued, aggregated, amassed, built-up, compiled, conglomerated

Near Antonyms: decremental, decrescent, degressive, regressive

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