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conservant

conservant adjective: having the power or quality of conservation; conserving.

Adjective

conservant (comparative more conservant, superlative most conservant)

  1. 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.1875, Theodore Juergensen, “Croupous Pneumonia”, in Hugo von Ziemssen, editor, Cyclopædia of the Practice of Medicine - Volume 5, page 147
    • It is the procreant and conservant cause, but no material of our Sanctification .1990, David D. Hall, The Antinomian Controversy, 1636-1638: A Documentary History, page 102

Noun

conservant (plural conservants)

  1. 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.1900, Ophthalmic record - Volume 9, page 136
    • The total number of microorganisms was increased slightly in feces kept without conservant, mainly on account of the aerobic group.1969, Vladimir Nikolaevich Chernigovskiĭ, Operational Activity, Problems of Habitability and Biotechnology

Forms of conservant

Adjective
comparativemore conservant
superlativemost conservant
Noun
pluralconservants

Origin of conservant

From Latin conservans.

Words formed from conservant

Questions about conservant

What does conservant mean?
Conservant means having the power or quality of conservation; conserving.
What part of speech is conservant?
Conservant can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near conservant in the dictionary

  1. conservaloons
  2. conservance
  3. conservances
  4. conservancies
  5. conservancy
  6. conservant
  7. conservants
  8. Conservapedian
  9. Conservapedians
  10. conservaphobia
  11. conservatard

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