Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preservative

/prɪˈzɜːvətɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables
pre-ser-va-tive
IPA
/prɪˈzɜːvətɪv/
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any agent, natural or artificial, that acts to preserve, especially when added to food.

adj

Tending to preserve.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Old French preservatif, from Medieval Latin praeservativus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: preservatif, praeservativus

Inflected Forms

preservatives (plural)

Derived Forms

biopreservative cryopreservative neuropreservative

Phrases

self-preservative

Rhymes With

conservative neoconservative ultraconservative

Questions

How do you pronounce preservative?
The recorded pronunciation is /prɪˈzɜːvətɪv/.
What does preservative mean?
Any agent, natural or artificial, that acts to preserve, especially when added to food.
Where does preservative come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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