Antiputrefactive

/ˌæntɪpjuːtrɪˈfæktɪv/ adjective

Having the property or quality of preventing or slowing down the decay and decomposition of organic material.

From anti- (against) + putrefactive (decay-causing). This adjective form emerged in chemistry and medicine to describe substances that preserve rather than destroy tissue.

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