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Preservatives Meaning in English

word · lemma: preservative

pɹəˈzɝvətɪvz
pri-ZUR-vuh-tivz
pɹɪsˈɜːvətˌɪvz
pri-SUR-vuh-tivz

التعريف

Preservatives are chemicals added to food and other products to prevent them from spoiling, decaying, or growing bacteria.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Preservatives are mostly discussed in the context of food, but also found in cosmetics and medicines. Common collocations: 'artificial preservatives', 'food preservatives', 'without preservatives'. Sometimes a topic in health conversations; avoid confusion with 'conservatives' (political).

جمل نموذجية

Many canned foods contain preservatives.

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Some people try to avoid preservatives in their diet.

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Preservatives help food last longer.

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This juice says it's made without any preservatives.

natural

I try to buy snacks with fewer preservatives for my kids.

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Did you know some breads have more preservatives than others?

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