PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF

**Definition:** This place covers:

Compositions, physical forms thereof, and the application or method of use of specific materials, compositions or single compounds for the following purposes:

Compositions used to protect the wound and scions of newly grafted plants or to cover the wounds on pruned plants (i.e. grafting wax).

Chemical agents used for the sexual sterilisation of invertebrates (e.g. insects).

**Limiting references (this place does not cover):** - Preservation of foods, foodstuffs or non-alcoholic beverages -> A23B - Preservation or chemical ripening of harvested fruits or vegetables -> A23B7/00 - Processes specially adapted for the preservation of materials in order to produce animal feeding-stuffs -> A23K30/00 - Compositions for medical, dental or toiletry purposes which kill or prevent the growth or proliferation of unwanted organisms -> A61K - Sex sterilants for animals other than invertebrates -> A61K

**Glossary:** - acaricide: any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing or destroying mites and ticks or making them less harmful - alkali metal: one of the following elements: Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs or Fr - alkaline earth metal: one of the following elements: Ca, Sr, Ba or Ra - arthropodicide: any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing or destroying arthropods, e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans or making them less harmful - biocide: any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying or mitigating any living organism (e.g. plant or animal). Examples of a biocide are: acaricide, arthropodicide, fungicide, insecticide, molluscicide or rodenticide (see Synonyms and Keywords). - disinfectant: any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying or mitigating microorganisms - fungicide: any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing or destroying moulds and fungi or making them less harmful - halogen: one of the following elements: F, Cl, Br, I or At - heavy metal: metal other than light metal - herbicide: any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing or destroying plant life or making them less harmful - insecticide: any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing or destroying insects or making them less harmful - light metal: one of the following elements: alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, Be, Al or Mg - metal: element other than non-metal - molluscicide: any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing or destroying molluscs, e.g. snails, clams or making them less harmful - non-metal: one of the following elements: H, B, C, Si, N, P, O, S, Se, Te, noble gas or halogen - pesticide: any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing or destroying any pest (e.g., insects, rodents) or making them less harmful - plant: young tree, shrub, vegetable or flower newly planted or intended for planting - plant growth regulator: materials which alter the plant or may affect plant growth through a chemical modification of the plant metabolism, such as auxins - rodenticide: any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing or destroying rodents, e.g. rats or mice, or making them less harmful