Category:Preservative

Pre*serv"a*tive, a. Etym: [cf. F. préservatif.]

Defn: having the power or quality of preserving; tending to preserve, Or to keep from injury, decay, etc.

Preservative Pre*serv"a*tive, n.

Defn: that which preserves, or has the power of preserving; a Presevative agent. To wear tablets as preservatives against the plague. Bacon.