a. Preservative. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Preservatories 1. A preservative. [ Obs. ] Whitlock. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A room, or apparatus, in which perishable things, as fruit, vegetables, etc., can be preserved without decay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. reservatorium, fr. L. resservare. See Reserve, v. t., and cf. Reservior. ] A place in which things are reserved or kept. Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ]