Meaning of the word preventive in English
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preventive
US /prɪˈven.t̬ɪv/
UK /prɪˈven.t̬ɪv/
Adjective
1.
designed to keep something undesirable such as illness, harm, or accidents from occurring.
Example:
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preventive medicine
Noun
1.
a medicine or other treatment designed to stop disease or ill health from occurring.
Example:
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quinine was used as a malaria preventive
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