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additive vs food additive

food additive vs additive

additive and food additive both are nouns.

additive is an adjective but food additive is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
additive Yes Yes No No
food additive Yes No No No
As nouns, food additive is a hyponym of additive; that is, food additive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than additive:
  • additive: something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine
  • food additive: an additive to food intended to improve its flavor or appearance or shelf-life
Other hyponyms of additive include adjuvant, artificial additive, leaven agent, leavening agent, raising agent.
additive (noun) food additive (noun)
something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine an additive to food intended to improve its flavor or appearance or shelf-life
additive (adjective) food additive (adjective)
characterized or produced by addition
designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
Difference between additive and food additive

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