We found 44 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word prophylactic:
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 General (24 matching dictionaries)
- prophylactic: Compact Oxford English Dictionary [home, info]
- prophylactic: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
- prophylactic: Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 11th Edition [home, info]
- prophylactic: Cambridge International Dictionary of English [home, info]
- prophylactic: Wiktionary [home, info]
- prophylactic: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed. [home, info]
- prophylactic: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus [home, info]
- prophylactic: Infoplease Dictionary [home, info]
- prophylactic: Dictionary.com [home, info]
- prophylactic (adj.): Online Etymology Dictionary [home, info]
- prophylactic: UltraLingua English Dictionary [home, info]
- Prophylactic: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia [home, info]
- Prophylactic: Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
- prophylactic: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition [home, info]
- prophylactic: Rhymezone [home, info]
- Prophylactic: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary [home, info]
- prophylactic: Webster's 1828 Dictionary [home, info]
- prophylactic: Hutchinson's Dictionary of Difficult Words [home, info]
- prophylactic: Free Dictionary [home, info]
- prophylactic: Hutchinson Dictionaries [home, info]
- prophylactic: Mnemonic Dictionary [home, info]
- prophylactic: WordNet 1.7 Vocabulary Helper [home, info]
- prophylactic: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus [home, info]
- prophylactic: Dictionary/thesaurus [home, info]
Business (1 matching dictionary)
- prophylactic: Glossary of Legal Terms [home, info]
Computing (1 matching dictionary)
- prophylactic: Encyclopedia [home, info]
Medicine (14 matching dictionaries)
- prophylactic: Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary [home, info]
- Prophylactic: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary [home, info]
- prophylactic: Breast Cancer Talking Dictionary [home, info]
- prophylactic: online medical dictionary [home, info]
- Prophylactic: Hepatitis C Information Central [home, info]
- prophylactic: Dictionary of Cancer Terms [home, info]
- Prophylactic: GLOSSARY of BLOOD RELATED TERMS [home, info]
- Prophylactic: Lexicon of Microbiology terms and Abbreviations [home, info]
- PROPHYLACTIC: Public Information [home, info]
- prophylactic: Medical dictionary [home, info]
- Prophylactic: All About Hepatitis C [home, info]
- prophylactic: Vitamin Glossary [home, info]
- Prophylactic: WeMove Glossary of Terms [home, info]
- Prophylactic: Drug Medical Dictionary [home, info]
Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
- prophylactic: A Word A Day [home, info]
- prophylactic: Wordcraft Dictionary [home, info]
Science (1 matching dictionary)
- Prophylactic: Biological Sciences Dictionary [home, info]
Tech (1 matching dictionary)
- Prophylactic: Pest Management Glossary [home, info]
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Quick definitions (prophylactic)
▸ noun: remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
▸ noun: contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse
▸ adjective: capable of preventing conception or impregnation
▸ adjective: tending to ward off ("The swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples- Victor Schultze")
▸ adjective: preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease ("Vaccines are prophylactic")
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