preservation | | |
n. (act) | 1. preservation, saving | the activity of protecting something from loss or danger. |
| ~ environmentalism | the activity of protecting the environment from pollution or destruction. |
| ~ protection | the activity of protecting someone or something.; "the witnesses demanded police protection" |
| ~ conservation | the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources. |
| ~ self-preservation | preservation of yourself from harm; a natural or instinctive tendency. |
| ~ reservation | the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion. |
| ~ immobilisation, immobilization | fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing.; "immobilization of the injured knee was necessary" |
n. (state) | 2. preservation | the condition of being (well or ill) preserved. |
| ~ condition, status | a state at a particular time.; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" |
n. (process) | 3. preservation | a process that saves organic substances from decay. |
| ~ fixation, fixing | (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body. |
| ~ embalmment | preservation (of a dead body) by treating with balsams and drugs and other chemicals. |
| ~ biological process, organic process | a process occurring in living organisms. |
| ~ plastination | a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened.; "the plastination of specimens is valuable for research and teaching" |
| ~ infrigidation, refrigeration | the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes. |
n. (event) | 4. conservation, preservation | an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change. |
| ~ betterment, improvement, advance | a change for the better; progress in development. |
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