English-Spanish translations for preservative

• conservante
  No obstante, en la UE es utilizado comúnmente como conservante en champús "familiares". However, in the EU it is commonly used as a preservative in "family" hair shampoos.
  El mertiolato, que contiene mercurio, se emplea como conservante en algunos medicamentos, inclusive en vacunas. Merthiolate, which contains mercury, is used as a preservative in some medicines, including in vaccines.
  El producto alimenticio debe volver a ser natural y libre de aditivos y conservantes químicos. Produce must return to being natural and free from additives and chemical preservatives.
• preservativa
• preservativo

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