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| benzoic acid |
a white crystalline powder used as a preservative and antiseptic in perfumes and flavorings, in synthesizing dyes, and to season tobacco. |
| creosote |
an oily liquid commercially distilled from coal tar or wood for use as a wood preservative and antiseptic, and produced as a waste product in chimneys from the burning of wood as fuel. [1/2 definitions] |
| lactic acid |
a yellowish or colorless organic acid produced from sucrose or lactose, as through the souring of milk or in the body as a result of vigorous exercise, and used in medicine and dyeing or as a flavoring or preservative in foods. |
| salicylic acid |
a white crystalline powder prepared from salicin or phenol, used as an ingredient in aspirin, as a food preservative and flavoring, and as an antiseptic in treating certain skin conditions. |
| sodium benzoate |
a sweet odorless white powder, the sodium salt of benzoic acid, used as a food preservative and antiseptic; benzoate of soda. |
| sodium chloride |
a colorless crystalline compound, used as a flavoring and preservative for food; table salt. |
| sorbic acid |
a white crystalline solid, found in the berries of the mountain ash or synthesized, used as a food preservative and fungicide and in drying oils. |
| sugar |
a sweet crystalline substance obtained mainly from sugar cane and sugar beets and widely used as a flavoring, preservative, and fermenting agent; sucrose. [1/8 definitions] |
| thimerosal |
a mercury compound with antiseptic properties that was once used as a preservative in vaccines and other medicinal preparations. |
| vinegar |
a dilute, sour-tasting solution of acetic acid, formed by the fermentation of wine, cider, or malt, and used primarily as flavoring for food or as a preservative. |
| water glass |
sodium or potassium silicate, usu. dissolved in water to form an adhesive, a preservative for eggs, or a protective coating. [1/4 definitions] |
| wood tar |
a dark sticky liquid distilled from the slow, flameless burning of wood, used as a preservative on timber, rope, and the like, and in the making of creosote and pitch. |
| zinc sulfate |
a colorless crystalline compound used medicinally as an astringent or emetic, and as a preservative for wood and skins, a bleach for paper, a fungicide, and the like. |
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