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What is the adjective for preserve?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs preserve, preservatise and preservatize which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

preservational
  1. That fosters preservation
  2. Examples:
      3. “Pedunculate barnacles, with fleshy stalks, suffer from reduced preservational potential.”
      “Or is it simply a preservational artifact, where aetosaur bones are less likely to be preserved in the younger rocks?”
      “Rates of sediment accumulation, differential bioturbation and preservational processes may also have influenced the final diversity of fossils in the rocks.”
preservable
  1. Capable of being preserved.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. protectable, defendable, guardable, protectible, securable, shieldable
  3. Examples:
      4. “In addition to some nearly complete specimens, isolated fragments of nearly every preservable body part have been recovered.”
      “Many nearly complete specimens have been collected, and nearly every preservable body part is represented.”
      “What is happening everywhere to every form of beneficial and preservable wild life that is not being actively protected to-day?”
preservatory
  1. preservative
preservative
  1. tending to preserve
  2. Synonyms:
      3. protective, protecting, safeguarding, shielding, conserving, defensive, preserving, saving, stabilising, stabilizing, conservative, conservatory, safety, precautionary, preventative, preventive, antibacterial, antifungal, defending, guarding, armoured, armored, self-protective, opposing, screening, withstanding, fortified, covering, insulating, toughened, fireproof, waterproof, shatterproof, sheltering, heatproof, conservational, emergency, guardian, custodial, tutelary, tutelar, tutelaric, reinforced, bulletproof, sheltersome, advisory, safekeeping, supervisory, sheltered … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “In these products, salt acts as a preservative agent against microbial growth.”
preserved
  1. simple past tense and past participle of preserve
  2. Synonyms:
      3. maintained, conserved, sustained, upheld, upholden, perpetuated, prolonged, kept, retained, saved, continued, kept alive, kept up, carried on, continued with, put up, kept going, kept intact, kept from falling, kept in existence, protected, defended, guarded, safeguarded, secured, sheltered, shielded, screened, harbored, harboured, supported, cared for, watched over, looked after, gave refuge, given refuge, gave sanctuary, given sanctuary, kept safe, took care of, taken care of, dried, salted … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Gutheinz hopes that the thieves realize the worth of the preserved artifact.”
      “The use of the preserved meats was gradually introduced.”
preserving
  1. present participle of preserve
  2. Synonyms:
      3. maintaining, conserving, sustaining, upholding, perpetuating, prolonging, keeping, retaining, saving, continuing, keeping alive, keeping up, carrying on, continuing with, putting up, keeping going, keeping intact, keeping from falling, keeping in existence, protecting, defending, guarding, safeguarding, securing, sheltering, shielding, screening, harboring, harbouring, supporting, caring for, watching over, looking after, giving refuge, giving sanctuary, keeping safe, taking care of, drying, salting, chilling, chillin, curing, desiccating … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Even today, one frequently finds in Egyptian fields preserved bodies, called mummies, which appear to be covered with a fine layer of some preserving agent.”
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