preventative

Variant of preventive

preventive definition

pre·ven·tive (prē vent′iv, pri-)

adjective

preventing or serving to prevent; esp., preventing disease

noun

anything that prevents; esp., anything that prevents disease; prophylactic
Also preventative pre·vent′a·tive (-ə tiv)

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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