preservative action

It also has a small amount of preservative action.

Had it achieved National Register status the Corps would have been forced to take preservative action.

This preservative action is particularly important during winter in temperate regions, when green forage is unavailable.

Benzalkonium chloride is effective at exceptionally low concentrations; contact lens solutions typically contain exceptionally low (0.002% to 0.01%) concentrations of benzalkonium chloride for effective preservative action.

The preservative action of a solution of bichloride of mercury was previously well known, and Kyan's process merely consisted in the submersion of timber or other materials in a tank containing a solution of corrosive sublimate in water.