nnoun.actthe activity of protecting something from loss or dangerSynset:saving
Derivationally Related Form:preserve
Hypernyms:protection
Inherited Hypernyms:preservationprotectionactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:conservationenvironmentalismimmobilisationimmobilizationreservationself-preservation
Full Hyponyms:conservancyconservationenvironmentalismimmobilizationoil conservationreservationself-preservationsoil conservationwater conservation
nnoun.statethe condition of being (well or ill) preservedDerivationally Related Form:preserve
Hypernyms:condition status
Inherited Hypernyms:preservationconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.processa process that saves organic substances from decayHypernyms:biological process organic process
Inherited Hypernyms:preservationorganic processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:embalmmentfixationfixinginfrigidationplastinationrefrigeration
Full Hyponyms:embalmmentfixationmummificationplastinationrefrigeration
nnoun.eventan occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other changeSynset:conservation
Derivationally Related Form:conservationistconserve
Hypernyms:advance betterment improvement
Inherited Hypernyms:conservationimprovementtransformationchangehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity