preservation

Noun
  1. The activity of protecting something from loss or danger (synset 100820685)
    is a type of: protection - the activity of protecting someone or something
    subtypes:
    • 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 - fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing
    same as: saving
  2. The condition of being (well or ill) preserved (synset 114602485)
    is a type of: condition, status - a state at a particular time
  3. A process that saves organic substances from decay (synset 113561813)
    is a type of: biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
    subtypes:
    • 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
    • infrigidation, refrigeration - the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes
  4. An occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change (synset 107434199)
    is a type of: advance, betterment, improvement - a change for the better; progress in development
    same as: conservation

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