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preservative

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pre·ser·va·tive  (pr-zûrv-tv)
adj.
Tending to preserve or capable of preserving.
n.
Something used to preserve, especially a chemical added to foods to inhibit spoilage.

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
Noun1.preservative - a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decompositionpreservative - a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition
chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
spice - aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
Adj.1.preservative - tending or having the power to preserve; "timbers should be treated with a preservative substance"
protective - intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind; "a protective covering"; "the use of protective masks and equipment"; "protective coatings"; "kept the drunken sailor in protective custody"; "animals with protective coloring"; "protective tariffs"
Translations
preservative [prɪˈzɜːvətɪv]
A. N (Culin) → conservante m
B. CPD [function, substance] → conservante

preservative [prɪˈzɜːrvətɪv] nconservateur m

preservative
adjKonservierungs-; preservative chemicalKonservierungsmittel nt

preservative [prɪˈzɜːvətɪv] n (Culin) → conservante m

preservative مادة حافظة konzervační látka konserveringsmiddel Konservierungsmittel συντηρητικό conservante säilöntäaine conservateur konzervans conservante 保存料 방부제 conserveringsmiddel konserveringsmiddel konserwant preservativo консервант konserveringsmedel สารกันบูด katkı maddesi chất bảo quản 防腐剂


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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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