| Preservative 1. (a.) Having the power or quality of preserving; tending to preserve, or to keep from injury, decay, etc. 2. (n.) That which preserves, or has the power of preserving; a preservative agent. Thesaurus Entries backward, brine, conservational, conservationist, conservative, conservatory, conserving, die-hard, embalming fluid, fogyish, formaldehyde, keeping, nonprogressive, old-fashioned, old-fogyish, old-line, opposed to change, preservative medium, preservatory, preserving, protective, right-wing, salt, saving, standpat, ultraconservative, unprogressive, vinegar |