Bacteriostatic vs Preservative - What's the difference?
bacteriostatic | preservative |
(countable) any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve, especially when added to food
tending to preserve
As adjectives the difference between bacteriostatic and preservative
is that bacteriostatic is of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat while preservative is .preservative
English
Noun
(en noun)- Salt, sugar, and acid all act as preservatives when making pickles.
Adjective
(head)- The curators took preservative actions to maintain the ancient collection.