Preventative vs. Preventive
Preventativeadjective
alternative form of preventive
Preventativenoun
alternative form of preventive
Preventativenoun
That which prevents; - incorrectly used instead of preventive.
Preventativenoun
remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease;
Preventativenoun
any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
Preventativenoun
an agent or device intended to prevent conception
Preventativeadjective
tending to prevent or hinder
Preventativeadjective
preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease;
Preventativeadjective
another term for preventive
Preventativenoun
another term for preventive
Preventiveadjective
Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to.
Preventiveadjective
Carried out to deter military aggression.
Preventiveadjective
Slowing the development of an illness; prophylactic.
Preventiveadjective
(obsolete) Going before; preceding.
Preventivenoun
(dated) A thing that prevents, hinders, or acts as an obstacle to.
Preventivenoun
(nonstandard) A thing that slows the development of an illness.
Preventivenoun
A contraceptive, especially a condom.
Preventiveadjective
Going before; preceding.
Preventiveadjective
Tending to defeat or hinder; obviating; preventing the access of; as, a medicine preventive of disease.
Preventivenoun
That which prevents, hinders, or obstructs; that which intercepts access; in medicine, something to prevent disease; a prophylactic.
Preventivenoun
remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease;
Preventivenoun
any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
Preventivenoun
an agent or device intended to prevent conception
Preventiveadjective
preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease;
Preventiveadjective
tending to prevent or hinder
Preventiveadjective
tending to ward off;
Preventiveadjective
designed to keep something undesirable such as illness or harm from occurring
Preventivenoun
a medicine or other treatment designed to prevent disease or ill health
