1. Adjective
Going before; preceding.
2. Adjective
Tending to defeat or hinder; obviating; preventing the access of; as, a medicine preventive of disease.
3. Noun
That which prevents, hinders, or obstructs; that which intercepts access; in medicine, something to prevent disease; a prophylactic.
4. Noun
remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives"
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
5. Noun
any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
Vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric
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