- plural of additive.
additives
Example Sentences
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She should read labels, mistrust mysterious additives, interrogate old nutritional orthodoxies and learn to distinguish “real” food from whatever came before it.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
"When I was young, my parents believed they contained too many additives," 22-year-old Beijing resident Wang Jingfei told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
"For our balloon, however, we use a process that joins the biodegradable materials together without any additives, so it's able to break down fully."
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Carnival’s finance chief discusses paying down debt and looking for cost savings after the pandemic; Mamdani’s latest push to take on big business; plus, food companies dodge crackdown in RFK Jr.’s proposal on new additives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
These contain an incredible variety of chemical additives and medicinal agents in addition to the basic foodstuffs.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
