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adjective
1.
Medicine/Medical. of or noting a drug, vaccine, etc., for preventing disease; prophylactic.
2.
serving to prevent or hinder: preventive measures.
noun
3.
Medicine/Medical. a drug or other substance for preventing disease.
4.
a preventive agent or measure.
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Preventative
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Example Sentences
- Removing the mud destabilize the situation unless some preventative was in place.
- It has nothing to do with actually facing the cost and preventative care issues.
- We have been to the moon and split the atom, but a true cure or foolproof preventative measure for the hangover remains elusive.
WordNet
| preventative | |
adjective | |
| 1. | tending to prevent or hinder [syn: preventive] [ant: permissive] |
| 2. | preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug" [syn: preventive] |
noun | |
| 1. | remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives" [syn: preventive] |
| 2. | any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome [syn: hindrance] |
| 3. | an agent or device intended to prevent conception [syn: contraceptive] |
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