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actives

noun
SayAK-tivz/ˈæk.tɪvz/

1 meaning of actives

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of active. Use this form when you mean more than one.

    The skincare cream lists three actives on its label.

    Only a handful of actives showed up to the club meeting.

    Note

actives is a form of active

active, noun: The part of a skin cream, makeup or medicine that does the work, not the base it is mixed into. Full entry

Forms
activeactives plural
Spelling
active → actives: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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