สารเติมแต่ง

săan dterm-dtàeng

Meanings

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additive; additive agent

A substance added in small amounts to another material to improve, preserve, color, stabilize, or modify its properties (e.g., in fuels, plastics, lubricants, or food).

Examples

อาหารแปรรูปaa-hăan bprae-rôopอาหารแปรรูปaa-hăan bprae-rôopprocessed foodส่วนใหญ่sùuan yàiส่วนใหญ่sùuan yài1the majority; most2most (of); the majority of3mostly; mainly; largelyมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสารเติมแต่งsăan dterm-dtàengสารเติมแต่งsăan dterm-dtàengadditive; additive agentเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofยืดอายุyêuut aa-yúยืดอายุyêuut aa-yú1[to] prolong; extend the life/service life2[to] extend tenure/existence (figurative)การเก็บรักษาgaan gèp rák-săaการเก็บรักษาgaan gèp rák-săastorage; preservation; safekeeping
Most processed foods contain additives to extend their shelf life.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

สารsăanสารsăan1substance; material2message; content3essence; substance (figurative)4suffix meaning ‘-logy/-graphy/-nomy/-ics’ (bound morpheme)5letter; epistle (formal/literary)Part 1
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เติมdtermเติมdterm1[to] fill; fill up2[to] add; supplement3[to] top up; refill (services/money)Part 2
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แต่งdtàengแต่งdtàeng1[to] dress; get dressed2[to] decorate; adorn3[to] compose; write4[to] modify; tune; customize5[to] marry (colloquial)6[to] arrange; set; stylePart 3
สารเติมแต่งsăan dterm-dtàengสารเติมแต่งsăan dterm-dtàengadditive; additive agent