Preservative
Pronunciation : Pre*serv"a*tive
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Cf. F. pr?servatif.]
Definition : Defn: Having the power or quality of preserving; tending to preserve, or to keep from injury, decay, etc.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Pre*serv"a*tive
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: That which preserves, or has the power of preserving; a presevative agent. To wear tablets as preservatives against the plague. Bacon.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913