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Noun
S: (n) preventive, preventative, prophylactic (remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease) "the doctor recommended several preventatives"
S: (n) condom, rubber, safety, safe, prophylactic (contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse)
Adjective
S: (adj) contraceptive, prophylactic, antifertility (capable of preventing conception or impregnation) "contraceptive devices and medications"
S: (adj) cautionary, prophylactic (warding off) "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze
S: (adj) preventive, preventative, prophylactic (preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease) "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug"