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non-additive adjective formal mainly UK(also mainly USnonadditive)uk /ˌnɒnˈæd.ə.tɪv/ us /ˌnɑːnˈæd.ə.t̬ɪv/ not increasing when combined, or not increasing over time: It was established that the combination of the drugs had a non-additive effect. When used in combination, the product reduces the activity of the chemicals in a nonadditive manner. The effects of the two types of noise are nonadditive, suggesting that the two sources of interference may be qualitatively different. The results of the study showed that non-additive genetic effects helped to explain individual differences in well-being. Non-additive genetic variance plays a key role in the theories behind a number of observed evolutionary phenomena. In adolescent boys, these two factors combined in a nonadditive manner. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Keeping and staying the same anti-progressive calcification calcify consistency consistent continuum invariant inveteracy kept leave well aloneidiom left stabilization stabilize stably stay steadfast unreformed wallow wallow in something wouldn't have it any other wayidiom |