Bible Dictionaries
Preservative

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) That which preserves, or has the power of preserving; a presevative agent.

(2):

(a.) Having the power or quality of preserving; tending to preserve, or to keep from injury, decay, etc.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Preservative'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/preservative.html. 1828.