English to English adjective
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tending to prevent or hinder |  | source: wordnet30
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Going before; preceding. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease |  | Example: preventive medicine vaccines are prophylactic a prophylactic drug
source: wordnet30 noun
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remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease |  | Example: the doctor recommended several preventatives
source: wordnet30
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any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome |  | source: wordnet30
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an agent or device intended to prevent conception |  | source: wordnet30
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That which prevents, hinders, or obstructs; that which intercepts access; in medicine, something to prevent disease; a prophylactic. |  | source: webster1913
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