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— English words —

• prophylactic n. A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.
• prophylactic n. (Figuratively) Any device or mechanism intended to prevent harmful consequences.
• prophylactic adj. Serving to prevent or protect against an undesired effect, especially disease or pregnancy.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Interlingua
  • prophylactic adj. Prophylactic, preventive.

— English words, defined in German —

• prophylactic Adj. Prophylactical.
• prophylactic Adj. Prophylaktisch, vorbeugend.
• prophylactic S. Allgemein: Vorbeugungsmaßnahme, Vorbeugungsmittel.
• prophylactic S. Medizin: vorbeugendes Medikament, zum Beispiel ein Impfstoff oder ein Prophylaktikum.
• prophylactic S. Sexualität: Verhütungsmittel zur Vorbeugung gegen Ansteckung oder Empfängnis.

— English words, defined in French —

• prophylactic adj. Prophylactique.
• prophylactic n. Préservatif.

22 English words from 4 English definitions

against Any consequences defends device disease effect especially Figuratively harmful intended mechanism medicine pregnancy preserves prevent preventive Prophylactic protect Serving undesired which

1 English word from 7 foreign definitions

Prophylactical

22 foreign words from 7 foreign definitions

Allgemein Ansteckung Beispiel ein Empfängnis gegen Impfstoff Medikament Medizin oder Préservatif Prophylactique Prophylaktikum Prophylaktisch Sexualität Verhütungsmittel vorbeugend vorbeugendes Vorbeugung zum zum␣Beispiel zur

5 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

prophylactics prophylactical prophylactically prophylactic␣rule prophylactic␣rules

3 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

chemoprophylactics immunoprophylactics thromboprophylactics

8 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

nonprophylactic zooprophylactic metaprophylactic chemoprophylactic immunoprophylactic psychoprophylactic thromboprophylactic pharmacoprophylactic

37 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

act Act ACT act. Act. A.C.T. A.␣C.␣T. acti CTI hyl- hyla lac Lac LAc LAC lact- lactic phy Phy PHY -phyl phyla phylactic pro Pro PRO pro- Pro. -pro- prop prop- Prop. prophy ROP tic TIC -tic

11 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Aly cal Cal cal. Cal. cit cit. ITC orp POR TCA

One anagram found with an extra letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

prophylactics

2 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

hypoplactic phylopatric

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