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1. (n.) preservative
something that preserves or tends to preserve.
2. preservative
a chemical substance used to preserve foods or other organic materials from decomposition or fermentation.
3. (adj.) preservative
tending to preserve.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < MF < ML)
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| Definition of 'Preservative' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) preservative
a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition
2. (adj) preservative
tending or having the power to preserve
"timbers should be treated with a preservative substance"
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1. (noun) preservative
a substance used to make food or natural material last longer
Vinegar is a natural preservative.; chemical preservatives
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| Definition of 'Preservative' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Preservative
having the power or quality of preserving; tending to preserve, or to keep from injury, decay, etc
2. (noun) Preservative
that which preserves, or has the power of preserving; a presevative agent
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Sense: something that preserves, especially that prevents food etc from going bad
a chemical preservative.
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 Afrikaans: preserveermiddel |
 Arabic: واقٍ، حافِظ، مادَّةٌ تَصو |
 Bulgarian: консервант |
 Brazilian: conservante |
 Czech: konzervační prosředek |
 German: das Konservierungsmittel |
 Danish: konserveringsmiddel |
 Greek: συντηρητικό |
 Spanish: conservante |
 Estonian: konservant |
 Farsi: ماده نگهدارنده |
 Finnish: säilöntäaine |
 French: agent de conservation |
 Hebrew: חוֹמֶר מְשָמֵר |
 Hindi: परिरक्षक, संरक्षक |
 Croatian: konzervans |
 Hungarian: tartósítószer |
 Indonesian: pengawet |
 Icelandic: rotvarnarefni |
 Italian: conservante |
 Japanese: 防腐剤 |
 Korean: 방부제 |
 Lithuanian: konservantas |
 Latvian: konservants |
 Malay: bahan awet |
 Dutch: conserveermiddel |
 Norwegian: konserveringsmiddel |
 Polish: środek konserwujący |
 Persian: ماده نگهدارنده |
 Pashto: ساتونكى ټوكى |
 Portuguese: conservante |
 Romanian: conservant |
 Russian: консервант |
 Slovak: konzervačný prostriedok |
 Slovenian: konzervans |
 Serbian: prezervativ |
 Swedish: konserveringsmedel |
 Thai: สิ่งที่ป้องกันการเสีย |
 Turkish: koruyucu madde |
 Taiwanese: 防腐劑 |
 Ukrainian: консервант |
 Urdu: محافظ، خراب ہونے سے بچانے |
 Vietnamese: chất bảo quản |
 Chinese: 防腐剂 |
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