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preservative collapse: a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition; tending or having the power to preserve; "the timbers should be treated with a preservative"

protective collapse: intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind; "a protective covering"; "the use of protective masks and equipment"; "protective coatings"; "kept the drunken sailor in protective custody"; "animals with protective coloring"; "protective tariffs"

vinegar collapse: sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative; dilute acetic acid

fogyish collapse: (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned; "moss-grown ideas about family life"

defensive collapse: an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive'); intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack; "defensive weapons"; "a defensive stance"; attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing; serving as or appropriate for defending or protecting; "defensive fortifications"; "defensive dikes to protect against floods"

shielding collapse: the act of shielding from harm; a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay; shield consisting of an arrangement of metal mesh or plates designed to protect electronic equipment from ambient electromagnetic interference

saving collapse: characterized by thriftiness; "wealthy by inheritance but saving by constitution"- Ellen Glasgow

conservative collapse: a person who has conservative ideas or opinions; resistant to change; opposed to liberal reforms

keeping collapse: conformity or harmony; "his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion"

salt collapse: the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth; white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food; a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal); (of speech) painful or bitter; "salt scorn"- Shakespeare; "a salt apology"; preserve with salt; "people used to salt meats on ships"; add zest or liveliness to; "She salts her lectures with jokes"; sprinkle as if with salt; "the rebels had salted the fields with mines and traps"; add salt to

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