preservative

Introduction

Substances added to foods or pharmaceutical agents to protect them from chemical change or microbial action.

Preservatives many be:

• anti-bacterial agents
• antioxidants

More general terms

• bioagent

More specific terms

• 8-hydroxyquinoline; oxyquinoline
• benzoate
• benzoic acid
• bronopol (Gold-Bloc)
• formaldehyde
• glutaraldehyde; glutaral
• sodium benzoate
• sodium thiosalicylate (Thiocyl)
• sulfur [S]
• thimerosal; ethylmercurothiosalycilate; thiomersalate; mercurothiolate; merthiolate; merzonin; vitaseptol
• thiosalicylic acid (No Dolo)