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conservants

conservants is the plural of conservant.

Meaning of conservant

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

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Questions about conservants

What is conservants the plural of?
Conservants is the plural of conservant.

Words near conservants in the dictionary

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

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