Conservation

/ˌkɑnsə(ɹ)ˈveɪʃən/ noun

The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.

What it means

  1. (noun) The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
  2. (noun) Wise use of natural resources.
  3. (noun) The discipline concerned with protection of biodiversity, the environment, and natural resources
  4. (noun) Genes and associated characteristics of biological organisms that are unchanged by evolution, for example similar or identical nucleic acid sequences or proteins in different species descended from a common ancestor
  5. (noun) (culture) The protection and care of cultural heritage, including artwork and architecture, as well as historical and archaeological artifacts
  6. (noun) Lack of change in a measurable property of an isolated physical system (conservation of energy, mass, momentum, electric charge, subatomic particles, and fundamental symmetries)

Letter analysis

  • Conservation contains 12 letters: 5 vowel(s) and 7 consonant(s).
  • It uses 10 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 4.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 17.

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What does Conservation mean?

The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.

What are the anagrams of Conservation?

Valid anagrams: conversation.

How many letters are in Conservation?

Conservation has 12 letters.

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