preservation

Roget-categorie 670

5. Words relating to the voluntary powers
› 5.2. Prospective volition
›› 5.2.2. Subservience to ends

#670. Preservation

zelfstandig naamwoord

preservation — safe-keeping — conservation etc. (storage) 636 — maintenance, support, susteritation^†, conservatism — vis conservatrix^† — salvation etc. (deliverance) 672.
[Means of preservation] prophylaxis — preserver, preservative, additive — antibiotics, antifungals [Med.], biocide — hygiastics^†, hygiantics^† — cover, drugget^† — cordon sanitaire [Fr.] — canning — ensilage — tinned goods, canned goods.
[Superstitious remedies] snake oil, spider webs, cure-all — laetrile — charm etc. 993.

werkwoord

preserve, maintain, keep, sustain, support, hold — keep up, keep alive — refrigerate, keep on ice — not willingly let die — bank up — nurse — save, rescue — be safe, make safe etc. 664 — take care of etc. (care) 459 — guard etc. (defend) 717.
stare super antiquas vias [Lat.] [Bacon]; hold one's own — hold one's ground, stand one's ground etc. (resist) 719.
embalm, cure, salt, pickle, season, kyanize^†, bottle, pot, tin, can — sterilize, pasteurize, radiate — dry, lyophilize [Chem], freeze-dry, concentrate, evaporate — freeze, quick-freeze, deep-freeze — husband etc. (store) 636.

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

preserving etc. v. — conservative — prophylactic — preservatory^†, preservative — hygienic.
preserved etc. v. — unimpaired, unbroken, uninjured, unhurt, unsinged^†, unmarred — safe, safe and sound — intact, with a whole skin.

uitdrukking

nolumus leges Angliae mutari [Lat.].

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