preventive
IPA: prɪvˈɛntɪv
noun
- (dated) A thing that prevents, hinders, or acts as an obstacle to.
- (dated) A thing that slows the development of an illness.
- A contraceptive, especially a condom.
adjective
- Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to.
- Carried out to deter military aggression.
- Slowing the development of an illness; prophylactic.
- (obsolete) Going before; preceding.
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