To wear tablets as preservatives against the plague. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
preservative — (adj.) late 14c., from M.Fr. preservatif, from M.L. praeservativus, from praeservare (see PRESERVE (Cf. preserve) (v.)). The noun is from early 15c., a preservative medication. Sense of chemical added to foods to keep them from rotting is from… … Etymology dictionary
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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
preservative — index preventive, prophylactic, protective Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
preservative — ► NOUN ▪ a substance used to preserve foodstuffs or other materials against decay. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ acting to preserve something … English terms dictionary
preservative — [prē zʉrv′ə tiv, prizʉrv′ə tiv] adj. [ME preseruatyve < MFr preservatif < ML praeservativus] having the quality of preserving n. anything that preserves; esp., a substance added to a food to keep it from spoiling … English World dictionary
preservative — консервант soap preservative консервант для мыла preservative system смесь консервантов preservative complex смесь консервантов safe preservative безвредный консервант preservative matching подбор консерванта … English-Russian travelling dictionary
Preservative — A preservative is a natural or synthetic chemical that is added to products such as foods, pharmaceuticals, paints, biological samples, wood, etc. to prevent decomposition by microbial growth or by undesirable chemical changes.Preservatives in… … Wikipedia
preservative — UK [prɪˈzɜː(r)vətɪv] / US [prɪˈzɜrvətɪv] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms preservative : singular preservative plural preservatives chemistry a chemical substance used for preventing food or wood from decaying wood preservative This drink… … English dictionary
preservative — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ food, wood ▪ artificial, chemical, synthetic ▪ Our products contain no artificial preservatives. VERB + PRESERVATIVE … Collocations dictionary
preservative — n. a food preservative * * * [prɪ zɜːvətɪv] a food preservative … Combinatory dictionary
