preservation (redirected from preserve)

preservation,

n something that maintains the potency of a remedy or herb. An example of this would be using alcohol along with water.

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preservation,

n a neurologic phenomenon such as the involuntary repetition of motor response or the continuation of a sensation after the adequate external stimulus has ceased.

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preservation

1. of food by any means which will inhibit the growth of microorganisms. Includes salting, wet pickling, drying, cold storage, smoking, vacuum packing, heating, gamma-radiation.

2. preservation of specimens for teaching purposes.