conservāˈtion /kon-/ noun

The act of conserving (esp old buildings, flora and fauna, the environment)

conservāˈtional adjective

conservāˈtionist noun

A person who is trained or actively interested in conservation, esp of the environment, its wildlife or natural resources

conservatoire /kɔ̃-ser-va-twär or kən-sûr-və-twärˈ/ or conservatōˈrium noun

A school of music

conˈservātor (or /kən-sûrˈvə-tər/) noun

1. (also fem conservāˈtrix) a person who preserves from injury or violation
2. An official with (usu administrative) responsibility for a conservancy
3. A guardian, custodian

conserˈvatorship noun

conserˈvatory noun

1. A storehouse
2. A greenhouse or place in which exotic plants are kept
3. A similar glass structure, interconnecting with a house, used as a lounge
4. A school of music

Preservative

conserˈver noun

conservation area noun

An area designated as being of special architectural or historic interest, and therefore protected from any alterations which would destroy its character

conservation law noun (physics)

A law that states that in the interaction between particles, certain quantities, such as mass, energy, etc, remain constant

conservation of energy (physics)

The principle that the sum of the total amount of energy in a given isolated system is constant

conservation of mass (physics)

The principle that the sum of the total amount of mass in a given isolated system is constant