preservative

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Researchers compared samples collected with and without a preservative and found 98.75% agreement between results, showing that the preservative did not interfere with the test.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

It is commonly used as a preservative, an antibacterial agent, and in leather tanning.

From Science Daily • Feb. 3, 2026

Costco’s famed $4.99 rotisserie chicken is under fire in a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that the big box warehouse falsely advertised that its birds were preservative free.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

The decision for the panel to discuss thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative that has not been used in most vaccines for decades, is perplexing, Dr Hanage said.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

A white snake in a jar of preservative stared blindly down at them.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman