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- [pri-ven-tiv]
- /prɪˈvɛn tɪv/
- /prɪˈven.tɪv/
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- [pri-ven-tiv]
- /prɪˈvɛn tɪv/
Definitions of preventive word
- adjective preventive Medicine/Medical. of or noting a drug, vaccine, etc., for preventing disease; prophylactic. 1
- adjective preventive serving to prevent or hinder: preventive measures. 1
- noun preventive Medicine/Medical. a drug or other substance for preventing disease. 1
- noun preventive a preventive agent or measure. 1
- adjective preventive action: precautionary 1
- adjective preventive medicine: preventing illness 1
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Origin of preventive
First appearance:
before 1630 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1630-40; prevent + -ive
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Preventive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
preventive popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
preventive usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for preventive
noun preventive
- anti-biotic — any of a large group of chemical substances, as penicillin or streptomycin, produced by various microorganisms and fungi, having the capacity in dilute solutions to inhibit the growth of or to destroy bacteria and other microorganisms, used chiefly in the treatment of infectious diseases.
- antibodies — any of numerous Y -shaped protein molecules produced by B cells as a primary immune defense, each molecule and its clones having a unique binding site that can combine with the complementary site of a foreign antigen, as on a virus or bacterium, thereby disabling the antigen and signaling other immune defenses. Abbreviation: Ab.
- antibody — Antibodies are substances which a person's or an animal's body produces in their blood in order to destroy substances which carry disease.
- antidote — An antidote is a chemical substance that stops or controls the effect of a poison.
- antiseptic — Antiseptic is a substance that kills germs and harmful bacteria.
adj preventive
- cautionary — A cautionary story or a cautionary note to a story is one that is intended to give a warning to people.
- defensive — You use defensive to describe things that are intended to protect someone or something.
- medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
adjective preventive
- anticipatory — An anticipatory feeling or action is one that you have or do because you are expecting something to happen soon.
- defending — making a defence
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