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Prophylactics
A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.
📖 Definitions of "Prophylactics"
noun
- 1
A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.
- 2
Any device or mechanism intended to prevent harmful consequences.
"The securities laws are a prophylactic against stock fraud."
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