protective

protective (prəˈtɛktɪv)

—*adj*
1.	giving or capable of giving protection
2.	economics of, relating to, or intended for protection of domestic industries

—n
3.	something that protects
4.	a condom

pro'tectively

—*adv*

pro'tectiveness

—n

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Example sentences

Dogs are not equipped with the protective enzymes that allow humans to imbibe

reasonable amounts of alcohol without harm.

The industry argues that this carries little risk of pleural mesothelioma, a

cancer of the lungs' protective lining.

Intelligence might turn up anywhere it aids survival-in the use of protective

coloring or the ability to molt, for instance.

They would be displayed in a way that would be instructive to a large public,

as well as protective of the objects themselves.

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Matching Quote

"... it must be obvious that in the agitation preceding the enactment of [protective] laws the zeal of the reformers would be second to the zeal of the highly paid night-workers who are anxious to hold their trade against an invasion of skilled women. To this sort of interference with her working life the modern woman can have but one attitude: I am not a child."

-Crystal Eastman