preservative : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: preservative	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
preservative adj tending or having the power to preserve; "timbers should be treated with a preservative substance" n a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Preservative \Preserv"ative\, a. [Cf. F. pr[82]servatif.] Having the power or quality of preserving; tending to preserve, or to keep from injury, decay, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Preservative \Preserv"ative\, n. That which preserves, or has the power of preserving; a presevative agent. To wear tablets as preservatives against the plague. --Bacon.