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preventive

nounadjective /prɪvɛntɪv/ 3 syllables 10 letters Scrabble 18 WWF 22
Definitions
noun

an agent or device intended to prevent conception

noun

remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease

noun

any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

adjective

preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease

“preventive medicine”

adjective

tending to prevent or hinder

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