noun
- Plural of nonadditive; substances or elements that do not combine or function according to additive principles; things that are not additives.
Usage: Technical/scientific usage; Often used in chemistry, mathematics, and food science contexts
Examples
- The study examined nonadditives in the mixture to understand why the properties did not follow expected patterns.
- In food science, researchers distinguish between additives and nonadditives when analyzing product composition.
- The mathematical model failed because it assumed all variables were nonadditives.
- Nonadditives in the chemical reaction produced unexpected results that challenged the original hypothesis.