"preventives" in the noun sense
1. preventive, preventative, prophylactic
remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
"the doctor recommended several preventatives"
2. hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference
any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
3. contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device
an agent or device intended to prevent conception
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