preservative
21preservative — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. saving, conservative, protective, preservatory, conservatory, precautionary. n. Syn. hygienic preserver, chemical, preserving agent, prophylaxis. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Able to preserve: conservative,… …
22preservative — pre|ser|va|tive [prıˈzə:vətıv US ə:r ] n [U and C] a chemical substance that is used to prevent things from decaying, for example food or wood ▪ food that contains no artificial preservatives …
23preservative — pre serv·a·tive || prɪ zÉœrvÉ™tɪv / zÉœËv n. substance that is used to guard against spoilage or decomposition; something that protects, safeguard …
24preservative — noun a substance used to preserve foodstuffs, wood, or other materials against decay. adjective acting to preserve something …
25preservative — a. Conservative, preservatory …
26preservative — noun (C, U) a chemical substance that is used to stop food or wood from decaying …
27preservative — pre·serv·a·tive …
28preservative — [prɪˈzɜːvətɪv] noun [C/U] a chemical substance used for preventing food or wood from decaying …
29preservative — pre•serv•a•tive [[t]prɪˈzɜr və tɪv[/t]] n. 1) something that preserves or tends to preserve 2) chem. nut a chemical substance used to preserve foods or other organic materials from decomposition or fermentation 3) tending to preserve • Etymology …
30preservative — /prəˈzɜvətɪv / (say pruh zervuhtiv) noun 1. something that preserves or tends to preserve. 2. a chemical substance used to preserve foods, etc., from decomposition or fermentation. 3. a medicine that preserves health or prevents disease. 4.… …
