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preventative

noun
  1. remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
    “the doctor recommended several preventatives”
    prophylacticpreventive
  2. an agent or device intended to prevent conception
    preventive
  3. any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
    hitch
adjective
  1. preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
    prophylactic
  2. tending to prevent or hinder
    preventive