preservative

preservative
adj.
P. and V. σωτήριος.
As subs.; P. φυλακτήριον, τὸ.

preservative (subs.): Phr.: paint is a p. of wood, *pigmenta inducta efficiunt ut ne ligna putrescant s. putore dissolvantur: it is a p. against the bite of a serpent, *corpora tuta praestat adversus serpentium ictus.