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food additive

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any nonfood substance added to food in order to improve its flavour, appearance or shelf life.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

an additive to food intended to improve its flavor or appearance or shelf-life

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: artificial additive

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: additive

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 食品添加劑 /食品添加剂 (shípǐn tiānjiājì) — non-food substance added to food
  • Danish: tilsætningsmiddel — non-food substance added to food
  • Finnish: elintarvikelisäaine — non-food substance added to food
  • Finnish: lisäaine — non-food substance added to food
  • French: additif alimentaire — non-food substance added to food
  • Galician: aditivo alimentario — non-food substance added to food
  • German: Lebensmittelzusatzstoff — non-food substance added to food
  • Hungarian: élelmiszer-adalékanyag — non-food substance added to food
  • Italian: additivo alimentare — non-food substance added to food
  • Japanese: 食品添加物 (shokuhin tenkabutsu) — non-food substance added to food
  • Polish: dodatek do żywności — non-food substance added to food
  • Portuguese: aditivo alimentar — non-food substance added to food
  • Russian: пищевая добавка (piščevaja dobavka) — non-food substance added to food
  • Swedish: livsmedelstillsats — non-food substance added to food
  • Turkish: gıda katkısı — non-food substance added to food
  • Turkish: gıda maddesi katkısı — non-food substance added to food
  • Vietnamese: phụ gia thực phẩm — non-food substance added to food