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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

conserving

· IPA /kənsˈɜrvɪŋ/
01 adj. protecting or saving from harm or loss; as, serves a conserving function.
  1. 1.
    protecting or saving from harm or loss; as, serves a conserving function.
Syn. preserving.
02 n. the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources.
  1. 1.
    the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources.
Syn. conservation, conservancy.