"preservative" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "preservative",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preservatives",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "pre‧ser‧va‧tive",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "A preservative is something that preserves."
      ],
      "id": "simple-preservative-en-noun-rbuVhxYt",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "A preservative is something that helps to keep the flavor of a food or drink, such as a soda."
      ],
      "id": "simple-preservative-en-noun-UseELSeM",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/prɪˈzəːvətɪv/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-preservative.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "preservative"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "preservative",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preservatives",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "pre‧ser‧va‧tive",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A preservative is something that preserves."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A preservative is something that helps to keep the flavor of a food or drink, such as a soda."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/prɪˈzəːvətɪv/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-preservative.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "preservative"
}