Preservative

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Preservative \Pre*serv"a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]servatif.]
     Having the power or quality of preserving; tending to
     preserve, or to keep from injury, decay, etc.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Preservative \Pre*serv"a*tive\, n.
     That which preserves, or has the power of preserving; a
     presevative agent.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           To wear tablets as preservatives against the plague.
                                                    --Bacon.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  preservative
       adj : tending or having the power to preserve; "the timbers should
             be treated with a preservative"
       n : a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay
           or decomposition

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  28 Moby Thesaurus words for "preservative":
     backward, brine, conservational, conservationist, conservative,
     conservatory, conserving, die-hard, embalming fluid, fogyish,
     formaldehyde, keeping, nonprogressive, old-fashioned, old-fogyish,
     old-line, opposed to change, preservative medium, preservatory,
     preserving, protective, right-wing, salt, saving, standpat,
     ultraconservative, unprogressive, vinegar