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preventative


pre·ven·ta·tive

adj or noun \-ˈven-tə-tiv\

Definition of PREVENTATIVE

: preventive
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First Known Use of PREVENTATIVE

circa 1666

Other Medicine Terms

analgesia, angina, diabetes, hepatitis, homeopathy, logorrhea, palliate, pandemic

Rhymes with PREVENTATIVE

augmentative, fermentative, frequentative, presentative

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