preservative
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3.7
- noun
- /prɪˈzɜrvətɪv/
:
conservante
- Many foods contain preservatives to help them last longer on the shelf.
- wood preservatives
- food preservatives
- antimicrobial preservative
But I feel like meat in a snack cracker with preservatives and stuff is probably dangerous.
- But I feel like meat in a snack cracker with preservatives and stuff is probably dangerous.
- It's got it looks like wood resins, acidity regulators, preservatives.
- Let's just get rid of gluten and dairy, corn, soy, sugar, artificial dyes and preservatives.
- And with oranges, they have a high oil content and the oil actually acts as a preservative and it doesn't really rot or mold.
- No gluten, no dairy, kill the sugar, no corn, no soy, no artificial dyes or preservatives.
- And we know that vaccines, particularly in the past, have used thimerosal, which is a mercury compound, as a preservative.
- You can get either bottles of preserve preservative containing, you know, you can use that bottle all month or for a month or two.
Examples
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The label states that this product is free of artificial preservatives and additives.
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Is it standard practice to add a 15% solution as a preservative?
Fiction book (1998) -
Do you know how many preservatives are in here?
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And I have come to the conclusion that there is some unusual and unknown substance in the earth up here that acts as a preservative.
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As consumers learned that they should reduce preservatives, the Hostess brand could have survived.
Blog text (8) -
No chemicals or preservatives, just 100% honest-to-goodness hickory smoked meat.
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As a result, parents were encouraged to stop serving children foods containing artificial flavorings, preservatives, and sugars.
Academic text (2003) -
Above all, Venice's early success came from the trade of salt, the vital food preservative of the medieval world, harvested from salt pans and lagoons.
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She avoids snacks that have too many unhealthy preservatives in them.
Synonyms
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5.3
Something you put on things to keep them safe from damage
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4.0
A thing that stops food from going bad
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7.7
A salt used in food to stop mold and keep it fresh
An ingredient added to food to stop it going bad
A substance made from sorbic acid used to stop food from spoiling
An ingredient that keeps packaged food fresh and keeps its color
Antonyms
- Specialized
An organism like a fungus or worm that breaks down dead plants and animals and returns nutrients to the soil
How Durable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Preservative comes from the Latin parts pre- meaning 'before' and servare meaning 'to keep', the same root you see in preserve and conserve which mean 'keep safe'. So a preservative as a noun is a substance added to food, wood, or other things to keep them safe and stop them from spoiling or rotting.