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preservative [prɪˈzɜːvətɪv] n (Cookery) something that preserves or tends to preserve, esp a chemical added to foods to inhibit decomposition adj
tending or intended to preserve ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations preservative n → Konservierungsmittel nt preservative [prɪˈzɜːvətɪv] n (Culin) → conservante m preservative [prɪˈzɜːvətɪv] n (Culin) → conservante m How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Without thinking highly either of men or matrimony, marriage had always been her object; it was the only provision for well-educated young women of small fortune, and however uncertain of giving happiness, must be their pleasantest preservative from want. There was but little decomposition, a fact attributed to some preservative property in the mineral-bearing soil. They were very dark from the preservative in which they had been kept, and the skin had almost the look of leather. |
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