PRESERVATIVE
\pɹɪsˈɜːvətˌɪv], \pɹɪsˈɜːvətˌɪv], \p_ɹ_ɪ_s_ˈɜː_v_ə_t_ˌɪ_v]\
Definitions of PRESERVATIVE
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Having the power or quality of preserving; tending to preserve, or to keep from injury, decay, etc.
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That which preserves, or has the power of preserving; a presevative agent.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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