PREVENTIVES
Noun
preventives
plural of preventive
Source: Wiktionary
PREVENTIVE
Pre*vent"ive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. préventif.]
1. Going before; preceding. [Obs.]
Any previous counsel or preventive understanding. Cudworth.
2. Tending to defeat or hinder; obviating; preventing the access of;
as, a medicine preventive of disease.
Physic is either curative or preventive. Sir T. Browne.
Preventive service, the duty performed by the armed police in
guarding the coast against smuggling. [Eng]
Pre*vent"ive, n.
Definition: That which prevents, hinders, or obstructs; that which
intercepts access; in medicine, something to prevent disease; a
prophylactic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition