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preservative en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /prɪˈzɜːvətɪv/
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Etymology

From Old French preservatif, from Medieval Latin praeservativus.

Meanings

1. Tending to preserve.
   • The curators took preservative actions to maintain the ancient collection.

Deriveds

neuropreservative · cryopreservative · self-preservative · biopreservative

Translations (12)

ga leasaitheach (tending to preserve) · sk konzervačný (tending to preserve) · el συντηρητικός (tending to preserve) · it preservativo (tending to preserve) · gl preservativa (tending to preserve) · es preservativo (tending to preserve) · pl zapobiegawczy (tending to preserve) · bg предпазващ (tending to preserve) · fi säilyttävä (tending to preserve) · gl preservativo (tending to preserve) · pt preservador (tending to preserve) · cmn 防腐的 (tending to preserve)

preservative en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /prɪˈzɜːvətɪv/
• (US) audio

Etymology

From Old French preservatif, from Medieval Latin praeservativus.

Meanings

1. Any agent, natural or artificial, that acts to preserve, especially when added to food.
   • Salt, sugar, and acid all act as preservatives when making pickles.

Forms

Deriveds

cryopreservative · biopreservative

Translations (35)

cs konzervant (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · fr conservateur (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · et säilitusaine (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · ja 防腐剤 (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · nb konserveringsmiddel (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · it conservante (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · hu tartósítószer (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · sv konserveringsmedel (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · nl conserveermiddel (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · ro conservant (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · el συντηρητικό (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · ca preservador (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · pt conservante (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · es preservante (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · es conservante (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · de Konservierungsmittel (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · uk консерва́нт (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · tr koruyucu (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · nl bewaarmiddel (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · cy cadwolyn (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · nn konserveringsmiddel (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · pt preservante (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · es preservativo (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · da konserveringsmiddel (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · ar مَادَّة حَافِظَة (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · gl conservante (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · fr préservateur (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · fi säilöntäaine (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · cmn 防腐劑 /防腐剂 (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · pl konserwant (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · ru консерва́нт (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · ka კონსერვანტი}} (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · id bahan pengawet (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · vi chất bảo quản (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) · pl środek konserwujący (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve)