preservative
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition
Types & categories
- chemical compound hypernym
- spice hyponym
Related & opposite
- preservative derivation
Sense 2 adjective
tending or having the power to preserve
timbers should be treated with a preservative substance
Related & opposite
- preservative derivation
- preserve derivation
- conserve derivation
- protective similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | preservative |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | chemical compound |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spice |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | preservative |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | preserve |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | conserve |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | protective |