tending+to+prevent
61preventive — I. a. Deterrent, tending to prevent. II. n. (Med.) Prophylactic …
62antianxiety — an•ti•anx•i•e•ty [[t]ˌæn ti æŋˈzaɪ ɪ ti, ˌæn taɪ [/t]] adj. pha tending to prevent or relieve anxiety • Etymology: 1960–65 …
63antifriction — an•ti•fric•tion [[t]ˌæn tiˈfrɪk ʃən, ˌæn taɪ [/t]] adj. mec tending to prevent or reduce friction: an antifriction alloy[/ex] • Etymology: 1830–40 an ti•fric′tion•al, adj …
64cancer — /ˈkænsə / (say kansuh) noun 1. Medicine an abnormal and uncontrolled proliferation of cells in some part of the body, tending to prevent normal functioning of surrounding organs and often spreading by means of the circulatory or lymphatic system… …
65prophylactic — adj. & n. adj. tending to prevent disease. n. 1 a preventive medicine or course of action. 2 esp. US a condom. Etymology: F prophylactique f. Gk prophulaktikos f. prophulasso (as PRO (2), phulasso guard) …
66antirabic — | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ at anti I+| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: anti (I) + rabic : tending to prevent or control rabies …
67spermatoxin — “+ noun Etymology: alteration of spermotoxin : a substance (as an antibody) poisonous to spermatozoa or derived from spermatozoa and tending to prevent conception …
68antiaging — ˌ adjective Etymology: anti (I) + aging, gerund of age (II) : used or tending to prevent or lessen the effects of aging antiaging skin creams * * * /an tee ay jing, an tuy /, adj. effective in retarding the effects of aging: Chemists hope to… …
69antianginal — ˌ adjective Etymology: anti (I) + anginal : used or tending to prevent or relieve angina pectoris antianginal drugs …
70antirejection — ˌ adjective Etymology: anti (I) + rejection : used or tending to prevent organ or tissue transplant rejection antirejection drugs * * * /an tee ri jek sheuhn, an tuy /, adj. preventing the rejection of a transplanted organ: antirejection drugs.… …
