prophylactic
/pɹɒfəˈlæktɪk/ noun C2- A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.
- A prophylactic condom.
- Any device or mechanism intended to prevent harmful consequences. · The securities laws are a prophylactic against stock fraud.
Plural prophylactics
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