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preventative Definition
(a)
tending
to
prevent
or
hinder
(n)
remedy
that
prevents
or
slows
the
course
of
an
illness
or
disease
; "
the
doctor
recommended
several
preventatives
"
(n)
any
obstruction
that
impedes
or
is
burdensome
(n)
an
agent
or
device
intended
to
prevent
conception
(s)
preventing
or
contributing
to
the
prevention
of
disease
; "
preventive
medicine
"; "
vaccines
are
prophylactic
"; "
a
prophylactic
drug
"
preventative Synonyms
birth control device
contraceptive
contraceptive device
encumbrance
hindrance
hitch
incumbrance
interference
preventative
preventive
prophylactic
prophylactic device
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