preservative

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Noun

preservative (plural preservatives)

1. (countable) 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.

Translations

• French: conservateur
• German: Konservierungmittel
• Italian: conservante
• Portuguese: preservante, conservante
• Russian: (caution with презерватив!) консерва́нт
• Spanish: conservante

Adjective

1. Tending to preserve.

   The curators took preservative actions to maintain the ancient collection.

Translations

• Italian: preservativo
• Portuguese: preservador
• Spanish: preservativo, preservativa

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