Word Finder - preservative

definition

Any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve, especially when added to food.

definition

Tending to preserve.

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The curators took preservative actions to maintain the ancient collection.

A great number of preservative processes have been devised.

The preservative climate of Upper Egypt and the belief of the Egyptians in life after death must be the causes which led them to take unusual care for preserving the bodies of their dead.

In England the cluster-pine has been largely planted on sandy districts near the sea, and has become naturalized in Purbeck and other wild tracts in the southern counties, but the summer heat is too small to permit of its resinous products acquiring any value; the soft coarse wood, though perishable in the natural state, has been used for railway sleepers after saturation with creosote or preservative solutions.

Benjamin Hoadly, the newly-appointed bishop of Bangor, scented the opportunity and wrote a speedy and able reply, Preservative against the Principles and Practices of Non-Jurors, in which his own Erastian position was recommended and sincerity proposed as the only test of truth.

They have not even the attraction of being cleanly sculptured in wood, but are covered with thinly lacquered muslin, which, though doubtless a good preservative, accentuates their puppet-like character.

In 1716, in reply to George Hickes, he published a Preservative against the Principles and Practices of Nonjurors in Church and State, and in the following year preached before the king his famous sermon on the Kingdom of Christ, which was immediately published by royal command.

Exploration and Research.Owing to its early development of a high civilization with written records, its wealth, and its preservative climate, Egypt is the country which most amply repays archaeological research.

Saltmaking is by no means an unhealthy trade, some slight soreness of the eyes being the only affection sometimes complained of; indeed the atmosphere of steam saturated with salt in which the workmen live seems specially preservative against colds, rheumatism, neuralgia, &c.

The pan would have been used to evaporate natural brine to produce salt, which was important to the Romans as a food preservative.

Special warnings The spray contains a preservative called benzalkonium chloride to which you may be allergic.

Sodium Nitrate is used as a red food coloring and also as a preservative.

Both species are classified as being moderately durable to decay, which for cladding purposes should avoid the need for additional preservative treatment.

They provide a preservative quality, keeping foods fresh for a longer time.

Human Mixtard 30 Pen also contains glycerol, sodium phosphate, protamine sulfate as retarding agent and m-cresol and phenol as added preservative.

Thimerosal is 50 per cent composed of ethyl mercury and is used as a preservative.

AromaMum's perineum Oil is a 100% natural, preservative free oil to prepare and soften the perineum before giving birth.

Dust off your garden furniture, applying fresh preservative where required.

The building is treated externally with a base coat of golden brown water based preservative.

Used as an antimicrobial preservative, particularly in wine.

The box construction may be treated with a non-toxic wood preservative.

The timber only requires a general feed with wood preservative every two years to prevent drying out.

I am now going to present the current facts about thiomersal (mercury preservative ).

E217 Sodium propyl para-hydroxybenzoate The sodium salt of propyl para-hydroxybenzoate, E217 is produced from benzoic acid and is an antimicrobial preservative.

The whooping cough vaccine contains thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative used in vaccines.

Glycerin acts as a preservative against decomposition, owing to its antiseptic qualities, which also led to its being employed to preserve untanned leather (especially during transit when exported, the hides being, moreover, kept soft and supple); to make solutions of gelatin, albumen, gum, paste, cements, &c. which will keep without decomposition; to preserve meat and other edibles; to mount anatomical preparations; to preserve vaccine lymph unchanged; and for many similar purposes.

Construction Methods Outdoors, the track is laid on roofing felt on top of wooden boards, well treated with preservative.

Almost all supermarkets buy vegetables when slightly under ripe and ship them to warehouses where they are treated with gasses as a preservative and stored in environments where temperatures and humidity levels are tightly controlled.

As for the water, instead of using a commercial tree preservative, use sugar water.

Adding alcohol will act as a preservative, but adding it is a matter of preference.

It is also a natural preservative and has a pleasant aroma.

For women seeking natural and preservative free cosmetics, Bare Escentuals Mineral makeup, often called Bare Essentials Mineral makeup, may be a wise choice to consider.

Preservative free cosmetics offer consistent color without the need of harsh chemical additives.

Equally as harsh, if not more so than the preservative additives, binders and fillers add many unwanted chemicals and heavy waxes to the skin that may cause not only breakouts, but clogged pores as well.

If you choose to save these types of items in your scrapbooks, make sure you use a preservative such as Archival Mist to protect the facing pages from yellowing.

I have heard that vitamin E is a good natural preservative, but I am not sure if this is the best way to preserve the treats.

Although vitamin E is a good preservative and definitely good for your dog, I don't think that's the answer for keeping your treats from turning moldy.

Removing the moisture acts as a natural preservative.

It is a transparent, deep penetrating oil-based stain with a fungicidal preservative to protect wood from rot and decay.

In addition, you won't find any ethoxyquin, which is a pet food preservative used to keep the fats and oils from going rancid.

Genetically modifying organisms does not refer to simply adding artificial food coloring in the final stages of production or adding a preservative to a final product.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned the use of sulfites as a preservative for fruits and vegetables, but they are still in use in some foods.

Between 1988 and 2004, 6,506 petitions were filed with the VICP, of which 4,246 were claims for autism resulting from the mercury-containing vaccine preservative thimerosal.

Thimerosal-A mercury-containing preservative used in some vaccines.

However, parents who may have a history of auto-immune disorders in their family should be aware that a preservative, thimersal, which contains mercury and is used in vaccines, has a possible link to autism and auto-immune disorders.

Many pharmaceutical companies now use a safer preservative called 2-phenoxy ethanol.

The risks with the preservative, thimersal, which is used in vaccines are mentioned above.

For comparison purposes, cosmetics are only allowed to have 0.2 percent or less when used as a preservative.

At the end of the season, the batteries (if it has an electric starting system) should be removed prior to storage and the ignition system cleaned and coated with an anti-oxidation preservative.

Ginger, a spice thought to have preservative qualities, was first used in cookies and cakes during the 15th century.

Figure out what is the best preservative to prevent mold growth.