Preventative Definition & Meaning
preventative
- adjective
- tending to prevent or hinder
- preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug"
- noun
- remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives"
- any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
- an agent or device intended to prevent conception
"Preventative" in song lyrics
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"sentinel heartworm preventative"
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"r c 10000 rust preventative"
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"r c 1000rust preventative"
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- What does preventative mean?
- tending to prevent or hinder preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug" remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives" any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome an agent or device intended to prevent conception
- What part of speech is preventative?
- Preventative is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does preventative have?
- Preventative has 5 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).