| sustantivo |
| 1. |
preservation - the activity of protecting something from loss or danger |
| |
|
saving |
| |
|
protection payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection"
|
| |
|
environmentalism the activity of protecting the environment from pollution or destruction
|
| |
|
conservation the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources
|
| |
|
self-preservation preservation of yourself from harm; a natural or instinctive tendency
|
| |
|
reservation the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion
|
| |
|
immobilisation,
immobilization the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement; "the storm caused complete immobilization of the rescue team"
|
| 2. |
preservation - a process that saves organic substances from decay |
| |
|
biological process,
organic process a process occurring in living organisms
|
| |
|
fixation,
fixing (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
|
| |
|
embalmment preservation (of a dead body) by treating with balsams and drugs and other chemicals
|
| |
|
plastination a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened; "the plastination of specimens is valuable for research and teaching"
|
| |
|
infrigidation,
refrigeration deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes; "refrigeration by immersing the patient's body in a cold bath"
|
| 3. |
preservation - the condition of being (well or ill) preserved |
| |
|
condition,
status the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
|
Holandés
Francés
Aleman
Italiano
Noruego
Portugués
Español
