Prophylactic Definition

prōfə-lăktĭk, prŏfə-
prophylactics
adjective
Preventive or protective; esp., preventing or guarding against disease.
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noun
prophylactics
A prophylactic medicine, device, treatment, etc.
Webster's New World
A condom.
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Other Word Forms of Prophylactic

Noun

Singular:
prophylactic
Plural:
prophylactics

Origin of Prophylactic

  • French prophylactique from Greek prophulaktikos from prophulassein to take precautions against pro- before pro–2 phulassein to protect (from phulax guard)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin, from Ancient Greek πρό (pro, “before") + φυλάξις (phylaxis, “a watching, guarding")

    From Wiktionary

Prophylactic Sentence Examples

  • There is some evidence that arsenic has a prophylactic effect.

  • All these prophylactic measures are directed against mosquitoes.

  • This preparation is prophylactic, but does not seem to be curative.

  • Nor is it possible to regard (with Zahn) such counsels as merely prophylactic; they are too definite and pointed.

  • A 1 solution is also used as a prophylactic for ophthalmia neonatorum.

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Words Starting With

PPRPRO

Words Ending With

CICTIC

Unscrambles

prophylactic

Words Starting With P and Ending With C

Starts With P & Ends With CStarts With PR & Ends With CStarts With P & Ends With IC

Word Length

12 Letter Words12 Letter Words Starting With P12 Letter Words Ending With C