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Preservative
noun
Word Frequency:
0.9
Definitions
1.
noun
Any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve, especially when added to food.
2.
adjective
Tending to preserve.
"The curators took preservative actions to maintain the ancient collection."
Synonyms
protective
ice
preserve
prophylactic
agar
thimerosal
shelf
condom
vac
conservancy
securement
conserving
Rhymes With
ultraconservative
neoconservative
curvative
conservative
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