HyperDic: food_additive

English > 1 sense of the expression *food additive*:
NOUN	artifact	food additive, artificial additive	an additive to food intended to improve its flavor or appearance or shelf-life

English > *food additive*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	An additive to food intended to improve its flavor or appearance or shelf-life .
Synonym	artificial additive
Broader	additive	Something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine
Spanish	aditivo alimentario, aditivo artificial