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preventative, adj.
more info preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
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preventative preventive prophylactic

sample sentences

"preventive medicine"
"vaccines are prophylactic"
"a prophylactic drug"
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preventive
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derivationally related form
prophylactic prophylaxis
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similar to
healthful
more info tending to prevent or hinder
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preventative preventive
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antonym
permissive
derivationally related form
preventive preventive prevent prevent
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derivationally related form
prevent prevent
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also see
protective
similar to
blockading clogging, hindering, impeding, obstructive deterrent frustrating, frustrative, thwarting precautionary, precautional preclusive, obviating preemptive, pre-emptive prohibitive, prohibitory