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Aversive vs Denatonium - What's the difference?

aversive | denatonium |

As nouns the difference between aversive and denatonium

is that aversive is (grammar|uncountable) a grammatical case indicating that something is avoided or feared; the evitative case while denatonium is (organic compound) the most bitter chemical compound known, whose salts are used as aversive agents to prevent accidental ingestion of dangerous substances.

As an adjective aversive

is tending to repel, causing avoidance (of a situation, a behaviour, an item, etc),.

aversive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Tending to repel, causing avoidance (of a situation, a behaviour, an item, etc),

    • Noun

  • (grammar, uncountable) A grammatical case indicating that something is avoided or feared; the evitative case.
  • (psychology, countable) An unpleasant stimulus intended to induce a change in behaviour.

    • References

    * Skinner, B. F. (1969) Contingencies of Reinforcement . New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts

    denatonium

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia denatonium)
  • (organic compound) The most bitter chemical compound known, whose salts are used as aversive agents to prevent accidental ingestion of dangerous substances.