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preservative |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Preservative \Pre*serv"a*tive\, n. That which preserves, or has the power of preserving; a presevative agent. To wear tablets as preservatives against the plague. --Bacon. From WordNet r 1.6 [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
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