preservability
- noun
- /prɪˌzɜrvəˈbɪlɪti/
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preservabilidad
- Scientists are studying the preservability of various foods to extend their shelf life.
Examples
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Sago occupies a special place among Melanesian staples owing to its preservability (from a few weeks to a few months depending on methods of curing and storage).
Academic text (1994) -
This research directly supported the landmark publication by Schonfeld and Housewright of Ithaka S+R, which crafted explicit recommendations for national print journal retention strategies for US libraries, incorporating the availability and preservability of electronic journals as part of those recommendations.
Academic text (2014) -
The preservability of this canned fruit allows it to last for years without spoiling.
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The new technology improves the preservability of fresh produce during transportation.
Antonyms
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5.9
A slow change when something like a building or a person's health becomes worse
- Specialized
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5.3
Breaking dead plants and animals into simpler material by bacteria and fungi
How Preservable
Surface Forms
Morphology
preservability = preservable (transparent) = preserve + able + ity
Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ity' to the adjective 'preservable', straightforwardly creating 'the quality of being preservable'.
Etymology
The word preservability comes from preserve, which is built from pre- ('before') and serve ('keep'), so it originally meant to keep something safe ahead of harm. So preservability is the ability of something to be kept safe from damage or decay.