preservative

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
preservative
    adj 1: tending or having the power to preserve; "timbers should
           be treated with a preservative substance"
    n 1: a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay
         or decomposition
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Preservative \Pre*serv"a*tive\, n.
   That which preserves, or has the power of preserving; a
   presevative agent.
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         To wear tablets as preservatives against the plague.
                                                  --Bacon.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
28 Moby Thesaurus words for "preservative":
      backward, brine, conservational, conservationist, conservative,
      conservatory, conserving, die-hard, embalming fluid, fogyish,
      formaldehyde, keeping, nonprogressive, old-fashioned, old-fogyish,
      old-line, opposed to change, preservative medium, preservatory,
      preserving, protective, right-wing, salt, saving, standpat,
      ultraconservative, unprogressive, vinegar
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