preventative
/pɹɪˈvɛntətɪv/ · noun
Meaning
- A thing that prevents, hinders, or acts as an obstacle to.
- A thing that slows the development of an illness.
- A contraceptive, especially a condom.
- Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to.
- Carried out to deter military aggression.
- Slowing the development of an illness; prophylactic.
- Going before; preceding.
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