Preservatize

Quick meaning: Preservatize is a verb meaning (transitive, chiefly Australia, New Zealand) To treat with a preservative.

Meaning

(transitive, chiefly Australia, New Zealand) To treat with a preservative.

Example Sentences

Strains of the bacteria Serratia marcescens and a Pseudomonas sp. […] were shown to be active in alcohol degradation in preservatised blood […]

Mr. Law states:— "The writer of the paragraph endeavors to give the impression that most of the fish being sold in Perth is preservatised, and as it is spoken of as reeking of preservatives, it is assumed that chemical preservatives are suggested. […]"

In such a climate the use of preservatives in brewing was imperative, but Joe Ballest would use none but O.P. rum; he belonged to that backward school of drinkers which regards scientifically preservatised liquors as All Chemicals and therefore harmful; hence his beer always turned out to be all clots and ropes and bacteria.

Word Forms

• preservatizes
• preservatizing
• preservatized
• preservatise

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