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Adhesive vs Additive - What's the difference?

adhesive | additive |

As an adjective adhesive

is .

As a noun additive is

.

adhesive

English

(wikipedia adhesive)

Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
  • Apt or tending to adhere; clinging.

    • Related terms

    * adhere * adherence * adherent * coherent * inherent

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion.

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    additive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (mathematics) Pertaining to addition; that can be, or has been, added.
  • over addition.
    • Matrix multiplication is additive in that M\vec v+M\vec w=M(\vec v+\vec w).
  • (algebra) Having addition as an operator.
    • It is natural to look at a finite cyclic group as an additive group.
  • (chemistry) Pertaining to chemical addition.
  • (genetics) Describing genes (or the interaction etc. of such genes) which govern the same trait and whose effects work together on the phenotype.

    • Antonyms

    * subtractive

    Derived terms

    * additive function * additive inverse * additive identity * additive group * additive color

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A substance added to another substance or product for its ability to alter its properties.
    • 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 .

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