Definition of Preservatives

1. Noun. (plural of preservative) ¹

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Definition of Preservatives

1. preservative [n] - See also: preservative

Lexicographical Neighbors of Preservatives

presentments
presentness
presentnesses
presentoir
presentoirs
presents
preseries
preservability
preservable
preservation
preservationism
preservationist
preservationists
preservations
preservative
preservatives (current term)
preservatories
preservatory
preserve
preserved
preserver
preservers
preserves
preserveth
preservice
preserving
preses
preset
presets
presetting

Literary usage of Preservatives

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1908)
"In so far as preservatives are concerned, therefore, the consumer would have no ... The use of chemical preservatives and artificial colors in foods is of ..."

2. Preventive Medicine and Hygiene by Milton Joseph Rosenau, George Chandler Whipple, John William Trask, Thomas William Salmon (1916)
"Chemical preservatives.—Chemical preservatives are nothing more nor less than ... Chemical preservatives in the proportions commonly used may have little or ..."

3. Preventive Medicine and Hygiene by Milton Joseph Rosenau, George Chandler Whipple, John William Trask, Thomas William Salmon (1916)
"Chemical preservatives.—Chemical preservatives are nothing more nor less than ... Chemical preservatives in the proportions commonly used may have little or ..."

4. Preventive Medicine and Hygiene by Milton Joseph Rosenau, George Chandler Whipple, John William Trask, Thomas William Salmon (1921)
"Chemical preservatives.—Chemical preservatives are nothing more nor less than ... Chemical preservatives in the proportions commonly used may have little or ..."

5. Allen's Commercial Organic Analysis: A Treatise on the Properties, Modes of by Alfred Henry Allen (1917)
"Cane sugar and beet sugar are not regarded as either preservatives or thickening agents. Calcium saccharate is forbidden. All preserved cream must be ..."

6. Bacteria, Yeasts, & Molds in the Home by Herbert William Conn (1912)
"»\*r '*** CHAPTER XI THE USE OF preservatives In early years the only means adopted for preserving food were drying and cooling, both of which have been ..."

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