See Also: Preservative(medicine)
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sulphite preservative(medicine)
Vitravene preservative free(health)
Lorazepam preservative free(health)
Marcaine hcl preservative free(health)
Meperidine hcl preservative free(health)
Nimbex preservative free(health)

preservative (iou)



preservative adjective & noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French preservatif from medieval Latin praeservativus, -um, from late Latin praeservat-: see PRESERVATION, -IVE.]
A. adjective. Having the quality of preserving; protective. LME.
b. noun.
A medicine that gives protection from disease or infection; a prophylactic. Now rare or obsolete. LME.
b. gen. A safeguard against danger; a thing that prevents injury. Now rare. E16
A thing which preserves something from damage or loss. LME.
b. spec. A substance (now esp. a synthetic one) used to preserve perishable foodstuffs, wood, etc. LME.
V. Bramwell Additives like preservatives and colouring in processed foods..can have adverse effects on some people.