English-Dutch translations for preservative

• conserveermiddel
  In de EU wordt het echter op grote schaal als conserveermiddel gebruikt in haarshampoos ''voor het gezin''. However, in the EU it is commonly used as a preservative in "family" hair shampoos.
  Merthiolaat, dat kwik bevat, wordt gebruikt als conserveermiddel in bepaalde medicijnen, met inbegrip van vaccins. Merthiolate, which contains mercury, is used as a preservative in some medicines, including in vaccines.
• preservatief

Definition of preservative

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

Examples

• Salt, sugar, and acid all act as preservatives when making pickles.
• The curators took preservative actions to maintain the ancient collection.

Related words

• self-preservation
• preservation
• cryopreservation
• cyropreservation
• instinct of self-preservation
• food preservative
• data preservation
• tree preservation licence
• tree preservation order