chemical additive
Substance enhancing mixtures
A chemical additive is a substance added in small quantities to another material to improve its properties or performance.
Additives appear in fuel to prevent engine knock, in food to extend shelf life, in plastics to increase flexibility.
The term often carries cautionary undertones—consumers worry about chemical additives in processed foods, though the phrase is technically redundant since all additives are chemicals.
- preservativeAgent preventing spoilage
- shelf lifeUsable storage duration
- emulsifierCombines immiscible liquids
- stabilizerThing ensuring steadiness
- flavoringSubstance adding taste
dye · food coloring · colorant · filler · thickener · sweetener · added sugar · artificial sweetener · surfactant · binder · plasticizer · antioxidant · formula · synthetic · ingredient · compound · mixture · artificial
chemical additivecontaminant
Substance that pollutes
impurity · residue · extraction · filtrate
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