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English Dictionary: prophylactic by the DICT Development Group
3 results for prophylactic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prophylactic
adj
  1. capable of preventing conception or impregnation; "contraceptive devices and medications"
    Synonym(s): contraceptive, prophylactic, antifertility
  2. warding off; "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze
    Synonym(s): cautionary, prophylactic
  3. preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug"
    Synonym(s): preventive, preventative, prophylactic
n
  1. remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives"
    Synonym(s): preventive, preventative, prophylactic
  2. contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
    Synonym(s): condom, rubber, safety, safe, prophylactic
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prophylactic \Proph`y*lac"tic\, n. [Cf. F. prophylactique.]
      (Med.)
      A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a
      preventive.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prophylactic \Proph`y*lac"tic\, Prophylactical
   \Proph`y*lac"tic*al\, a. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] to guard against; [?]
      before + [?] to guard: cf. F. prophylactique.] (Med.)
      Defending or preserving from disease; preventive. --Coxe.
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