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Definition of Preservative

1. Adjective. Tending or having the power to preserve. "Timbers should be treated with a preservative substance"

2. Noun. A chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition.

Definition of Preservative

1. a. Having the power or quality of preserving; tending to preserve, or to keep from injury, decay, etc.

2. n. That which preserves, or has the power of preserving; a presevative agent.

Definition of Preservative

1. Noun. (countable) any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve, especially when added to food ¹

2. Adjective. tending to preserve ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Preservative

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Preservative

presentment presentments presentness presentnesses presentoir presentoirs presents preseries preservability preservable

preservation preservationism preservationist preservationists preservations preservative preservatives preservatories preservatory preserve

preserved preserver preservers preserves preserveth preservice preserving preses preset presets

Literary usage of Preservative

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Text-book of the Materials of Engineering by Herbert Fisher Moore (1917)
"Preservative Processes for Timber.—The simplest process of treating timber to preserve it against decay consists in simply soaking the pieces ..."

2. Methods of Practical Hygiene by Karl Bernhard Lehmann (1893)
"A. Examination for Chemical Preservative Agents. § 226. It seems convenient to give here, in a general manner, the examination for chemical preservative ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"When a suitable result was thus arrived at, the same quantity of food was given daily during the " preservative " and " after " periods. ..."

4. The Preservation of Structural Timber by Howard Frederick Weiss (1916)
"The rate at which the pressure is applied to the preservative is also important. If it is applied rapidly up to the maximum, and the maximum is high, ..."

5. The Conservation of Natural Resources in the United States by Charles Richard Van Hise (1918)
"EXTENSION OF LIFE OF TIMBER BY Preservative TREATMENT The next of the methods of lessening the demand for timber is preservative treatment.1 This consists ..."

6. The Preservation of Structural Timber by Howard Frederick Weiss (1916)
"The rate at which the pressure is applied to the preservative is also important. If it is applied rapidly up to the maximum, and the maximum is high, ..."

7. The Preservation of Structural Timber by Howard Frederick Weiss (1916)
"Lyster wood preservative is a heavy black oil obtained from hardwood tar. ... Atlas Wood Preservative.—This preservative is sold by the Atlas Preservative ..."

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