Definition of Preventative

Noun

  • an agent or device intended to prevent conception
    - contraceptive device - prophylactic device - birth control device
  • any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
  • remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
    "the doctor recommended several preventatives"

Adjective

  • preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
    "preventive medicine"
    "vaccines are prophylactic"
    "a prophylactic drug"
  • tending to prevent or hinder
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576 unscramble word found using the letters preventative.

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