🥫preservative

Meaning

A substance used to prevent decay, spoilage, or deterioration in food or other materials.

A chemical substance that prevents decay, fermentation, or other natural processes that cause food deterioration.

Example Sentences

This jam contains no artificial preservatives.

Artificial preservatives are harmful to health.

Synonyms

additive, stabilizer, protector, antioxidant

Entry 1

additive, stabilizer, protector, antioxidant

Entry 2

additive, stabilizer, antioxidant

Antonyms

contaminant, decay, fresh ingredients, natural food, spoilage

Entry 1

contaminant, decay

Entry 2

fresh ingredients, natural food, spoilage

Collocations

food preservative, chemical preservative, artificial preservative, preservative-free