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1 preservative
[-vətiv]noun (something that preserves, especially that prevents food etc from going bad: a chemical preservative.) συντηρητικό -
2 Preservative
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Preservative
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3 preserve
[pri'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to keep safe from harm: (May) Heaven preserve us from danger!) προφυλάσσω,φυλάγω2) (to keep in existence: They have managed to preserve many old documents.) διασώζω,προστατεύω3) (to treat (food), eg by cooking it with sugar, so that it will not go bad: What is the best method of preserving raspberries?) συντηρώ,διατηρώ2. noun1) (an activity, kind of work etc in which only certain people are allowed to take part.) επικράτεια2) (a place where game animals, birds etc are protected: a game preserve.) περιοχή προστασίας θηραμάτων3) (jam: blackberry jam and other preserves.) μαρμελάδα•- preservative
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preservative — (adj.) late 14c., from M.Fr. preservatif, from M.L. praeservativus, from praeservare (see PRESERVE (Cf. preserve) (v.)). The noun is from early 15c., a preservative medication. Sense of chemical added to foods to keep them from rotting is from… … Etymology dictionary
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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Preservative — Pre*serv a*tive, n. That which preserves, or has the power of preserving; a presevative agent. [1913 Webster] To wear tablets as preservatives against the plague. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
preservative — index preventive, prophylactic, protective Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
preservative — ► NOUN ▪ a substance used to preserve foodstuffs or other materials against decay. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ acting to preserve something … English terms dictionary
preservative — [prē zʉrv′ə tiv, prizʉrv′ə tiv] adj. [ME preseruatyve < MFr preservatif < ML praeservativus] having the quality of preserving n. anything that preserves; esp., a substance added to a food to keep it from spoiling … English World dictionary
preservative — консервант soap preservative консервант для мыла preservative system смесь консервантов preservative complex смесь консервантов safe preservative безвредный консервант preservative matching подбор консерванта … English-Russian travelling dictionary
Preservative — A preservative is a natural or synthetic chemical that is added to products such as foods, pharmaceuticals, paints, biological samples, wood, etc. to prevent decomposition by microbial growth or by undesirable chemical changes.Preservatives in… … Wikipedia
preservative — UK [prɪˈzɜː(r)vətɪv] / US [prɪˈzɜrvətɪv] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms preservative : singular preservative plural preservatives chemistry a chemical substance used for preventing food or wood from decaying wood preservative This drink… … English dictionary
preservative — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ food, wood ▪ artificial, chemical, synthetic ▪ Our products contain no artificial preservatives. VERB + PRESERVATIVE … Collocations dictionary
preservative — n. a food preservative * * * [prɪ zɜːvətɪv] a food preservative … Combinatory dictionary
