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preventative
(encz) | preventative,preventivní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Preventative
(gcide) | Preventative \Pre*vent"a*tive\, n.
That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of
preventive.
[1913 Webster] |
preventative
(wn) | preventative
adj 1: tending to prevent or hinder [syn: preventive,
preventative] [ant: permissive]
2: preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease;
"preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a
prophylactic drug" [syn: preventive, preventative,
prophylactic]
n 1: remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or
disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives"
[syn: preventive, preventative, prophylactic]
2: any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome [syn:
hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive,
preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference]
3: an agent or device intended to prevent conception [syn:
contraceptive, preventive, preventative, {contraceptive
device}, prophylactic device, birth control device] |
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Preventative
(gcide) | Preventative \Pre*vent"a*tive\, n.
That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of
preventive.
[1913 Webster] |
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