Adjunctive

Origin

adjunct + -ive

Full definition of adjunctive

Adjective

1. forming an adjunct
2. additional; neither basic nor primary: "adjunctive therapy"
3. (logic) the property of two operations x and y, such that ax(ayb) = a, and ay(axb) = a

Derived terms

• adjunctivity
• adjunctiveness
• adjunctively
• adjunctive behavior

Noun

1. (grammar) a connector joining two components of the same weight, such as a coordinating conjunction
2. (manufacturing) a substance added as a supplement; often in the phrase "additives and adjunctives."----