preserve vs plastinate

plastinate vs preserve

preserve is a noun but plastinate is not a noun.

preserve and plastinate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
preserve	Yes	No	Yes	No
plastinate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, plastinate is a hyponym of preserve; that is, plastinate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than preserve:

preserve: keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
plastinate: preserve (tissue) with plastics, as for teaching and research purposes

Other hyponyms of preserve include embalm, hold the line.

preserve (noun)	plastinate (noun)
fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
a reservation where animals are protected
a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone

preserve (verb)	plastinate (verb)
prevent (food) from rotting	preserve (tissue) with plastics, as for teaching and research purposes
keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing

Difference between preserve and plastinate

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