preservative
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Each of these samples was split into two, with boric acid added to one set to test whether the preservative would affect results.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
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
Both shoppers say they prefer to buy foods that are preservative free when possible.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026
She says there are some "legitimate costs" that come with processing a body - like spending on transport, and preservative chemicals.
From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025
A white snake in a jar of preservative stared blindly down at them.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
Vocabulary lists containing preservative
Novel Study: Fahrenheit 451, Part I
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The Million Dollar Shot
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"Allegedly" by Tiffany D. Jackson, Chapters 2–4
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