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Preservative vs Orthophenylphenol - What's the difference?

preservative | orthophenylphenol |

As nouns the difference between preservative and orthophenylphenol

is that preservative is (countable) any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve, especially when added to food while orthophenylphenol is a biocide used as a preservative, consisting chemically of two linked benzene rings and a phenolic hydroxyl group.

As an adjective preservative

is tending to preserve.

preservative

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (countable) any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve, especially when added to food
    • Salt, sugar, and acid all act as preservatives when making pickles.

    Adjective

    (head)
  • tending to preserve
    • The curators took preservative actions to maintain the ancient collection.

    orthophenylphenol

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (organic compound) A biocide used as a preservative, consisting chemically of two linked benzene rings and a phenolic hydroxyl group.