conservant
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conservant
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From Latin conservans.
adjective more conservant · most conservant
- Having the power or quality of conservation; conserving. Now, besides these laws, the body is subjected also to the laws of vitality, and the coexistence of these destructive and conservant forces can clearly be recognized.
noun conservants
- A substance that is used for the purpose of conserving; a preservative. This unusual combination of qualities renders the drug useful in two distinct ways at least: first, as a very desirable anaesthetic in the removal of foreign bodies from the cornea; second, as a conservant to the various solutions used by the eye surgeon.
Talk about this word "conservant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/conservant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. conservant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/conservant "conservant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/conservant.
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@misc{conservant_2026,
title = {conservant},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/conservant},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
