Difference between revisions of "Additive (adhesives, paints, and plastic)"

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A substance, usually in small quantities, that is added to a base material for the purpose of modifying the properties of the end product. Examples of additives are: antioxidants, inhibitors, accelerators, thickeners, plasticizers, colorants, fillers, emulsifiers, sizes, stabilizers, flame retardants, etc.

additives (pl.); modifier; admixture; Additive (Deut.); additif (Fr.); aditivo (Port.)

Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', Engineered Plastics, ASM International, 1988

ASTM, "Standard Terminology Relating to Paint, Varnish, Lacquer and Related Products", Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Section 6, Paints, Related Coatings and Aromatics, ASTM, D16, 7-Jan, Jul-96

Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982

Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000

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 additives (pl.); modifier; admixture; Additive (Deut.); additif (Fr.); aditivo (Port.)
-== Authority ==
+==Resources and Citations==
 * Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', ''Engineered Plastics'', ASM International, 1988
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 * Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
-* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com  Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Additive (Accessed Feb. 2, 2006)
+* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Additive (Accessed Feb. 2, 2006)
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