| English | French |
| active additive | adjuvant actif |
| drying additive | activateur de séchage |
| drying additive | adjuvant de séchage |
| drying additive | accélérateur de séchage |
| food additive Substances that have no nutritive value in themselves (or are not being used as nutrients) which are added to food during processing to improve colour, texture, flavour, or keeping qualities | additifs alimentaires et colorants |
| food additive | additifs alimentaires et colorants |
| fuel additive | additif pour combustibles |
| fuel additive Substance (such as tetraethyl lead) which is added to petrol to prevent knocking | additif pour carburants |
| metallic additive | additif métallique |
| mud additive | additif de boue de forage |
| use of lead-based additives | emploi d'additifs à base de plomb |