Meaning of preventive

pre•ven•tive

Pronunciation: (pri-ven'tiv), [key]

— adj.

of or noting a drug, vaccine, etc., for preventing disease; prophylactic.
serving to prevent or hinder: preventive measures.

—n.

a drug or other substance for preventing disease.
a preventive agent or measure.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

See also:

preventive (Thesaurus)

prevention preventive detention

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