Definition of preventives Preventives
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Wiktionary 
- preventives (Noun)
Plural of preventive.
Part of speech
🔤- preventives, noun, plural of preventive.
WordNet
NounPlural: preventives |
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| preventive - remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives" | ||
| preventative, prophylactic | ||
| curative, cure, therapeutic, remedy a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain | ||
| preventive - an agent or device intended to prevent conception | ||
| contraceptive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device | ||
| device any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen" | ||
| cervical cap a contraceptive device consisting of a small thimble-shaped cup that is placed over the uterine cervix to prevent the entrance of spermatozoa | ||
| coil a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope" | ||
| condom, prophylactic, safe, rubber, safety contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse | ||
| contraceptive diaphragm, pessary, diaphragm a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically" | ||
| intrauterine device, iud contraceptive device consisting of a piece of bent plastic or metal that is inserted through the vagina into the uterus | ||
| morning-after pill a large dose of estrogen taken orally within 24 to 72 hours after intercourse; prevents implantation of a fertilized ovum and so acts as a contraceptive; commonly used after rape or incest | ||
| anovulant, anovulatory drug, birth control pill, contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, oral contraceptive pill, pill a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet | ||
| preventive - any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome | ||
| hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference | ||
| impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstructor, obstruction the baggage and equipment carried by an army | ||
| clog any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction | ||
Adjective |
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| preventive - tending to prevent or hinder | ||
| preventative | ||
| permissive granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline; "direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive"; "permissive parents" | ||
| protective (usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful; "protective of his reputation" | ||
| blockading blocking entrance to and exit from seaports and harbors; "the blockading ships prevented delivery of munitions" | ||
| clogging, hindering, impeding, obstructive preventing movement; "the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street" | ||
| deterrent tending to deter; "the deterrent effects of high prices" | ||
| frustrative, thwarting, frustrating discouraging by hindering | ||
| precautional, precautionary taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure; "gave precautionary advice"; "I would take precautionary steps to keep him away" | ||
| obviating, preclusive made impossible | ||
| pre-emptive, preemptive designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence; "a preemptive business offer" | ||
| preventive - preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug" | ||
| preventative, prophylactic | ||
| healthful conducive to good health of body or mind; "a healthful climate"; "a healthful environment"; "healthful nutrition"; "healthful sleep"; "Dickens's relatively healthful exuberance" | ||
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Wiktionary
- preventive (Noun)
A thing that prevents, hinders, or acts as an obstacle to. - preventive (Noun)
A thing that slows the development of an illness. - preventive (Noun)
A contraceptive, especially a condom. - preventive (Adjective)
Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to. - preventive (Adjective)
Carried out to deter military aggression. - preventive (Adjective)
Slowing the development of an illness; prophylactic. - preventive (Adjective)
Going before; preceding.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- preventive (a.)
Going before; preceding. - preventive (a.)
Tending to defeat or hinder; obviating; preventing the access of; as, a medicine preventive of disease. - preventive (n.)
That which prevents, hinders, or obstructs; that which intercepts access; in medicine, something to prevent disease; a prophylactic.
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preventive
Of or relating to prevention.
Part of speech
🔤- preventive, noun, singular of preventives.
