chemoprophylactic

adjective

che·​mo·​pro·​phy·​lac·​tic ¦kē-mō-ˌprō-fə-¦lak-tik 

-ˌprä- also ¦ke-

: of or relating to chemoprophylaxis

Word History

Etymology

chem- + prophylactic

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Rhymes for chemoprophylactic

• anaphylactic
• extragalactic
• intergalactic
• stereotactic
• chemotactic
• chiropractic
• isotactic
• prophylactic
• climactic
• didactic
• galactic
• syntactic