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preservative

[pri-zur-vuh-tiv] / prɪˈzɜr və tɪv /


NOUN
hygienic preserver
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NOUN
chemical compound
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In 1941, the company purchased distilling facilities in Virginia and Lyons, N.Y., to increase production, then during the war it made pectin, a vital preservative used in military food rations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Researchers compared samples collected with and without a preservative and found 98.75% agreement between results, showing that the preservative did not interfere with the test.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Both shoppers say they prefer to buy foods that are preservative free when possible.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

In their analysis, Inserm researchers divided preservative additives into two main groups.

From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2026

A white snake in a jar of preservative stared blindly down at them.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman




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