serv- (to watch)

(Latin: servare, to watch, to keep safe, to maintain; to preserve)

Don't confuse this serv- with another Latin serv- which means "servant" or "slave".

archaeological conservancy, archeological conservancy

Any private, nonprofit organization working to save archaeological sites from destruction.

This is done primarily by purchasing threatened sites and protecting the sites until they can be turned over to responsible agencies; such as, national parks.

Arte conservatus.

Preserved by skill.

conservation

conservatism

conservative

conservatively

conservator

conservatorium

conservatory

conserve

A preserving agent, a preservative.

cryopreservation, cryopreserve

1. Maintenance of the viability of excised tissues or organs at extremely low temperatures.
2. The process of storing semen, ova, corneas, embryos, bone marrow, or body tissue at extremely low temperatures for future use.

deserve

To have acquired, and thus to have, a rightful claim to; to be entitled to, in return for services or meritorious actions, or sometimes for ill deeds and qualities; to be worthy to have.

inobservance

inobservant

inobservantly

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(Latin: servare, to watch, to keep safe, to maintain; to preserve)

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