tending+to+prevent

  • 1Prophylactic — A preventive measure. The word comes from the Greek for an advance guard, an apt term for a measure taken to fend off a disease or another unwanted consequence. A prophylactic is a medication or a treatment designed and used to prevent a disease… …

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  • 2antianxiety — ˌ adjective Etymology: anti (I) + anxiety : tending to prevent or relieve anxiety antianxiety drugs * * * /an tee ang zuy i tee, an tuy /, adj. tending to prevent or relieve anxiety. [1960 65; ANTI + ANXIETY] …

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  • 3pre|ven´ient|ly — pre|ven|ient «pree VEEN yuhnt», adjective. 1. coming before. 2. = anticipatory. (Cf. ↑anticipatory)defn>tending to prevent. ╂[< Latin praeveniēns, entis, present participle of praevenīre to anticipate, come before; see etym. under prevent… …

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  • 4pre|ven|ient — «pree VEEN yuhnt», adjective. 1. coming before. 2. = anticipatory. (Cf. ↑anticipatory)defn>tending to prevent. ╂[< Latin praeveniēns, entis, present participle of praevenīre to anticipate, come before; see etym. under prevent (Cf.… …

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  • 5Evolutionary epistemology — refers to two distinct topics: it is a subfield of naturalized epistemology as well as a theory in epistemology about the growth of knowledge. A branch of naturalized epistemology Evolutionary epistemology is a branch of epistemology that applies …

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  • 6antirachitic — I. | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| adjective Etymology: anti (I) + rachitic : opposing or preventing the development of rickets an antirachitic vitamin II. noun ( s) : an antirachitic agent …

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  • 7Angle of friction — Friction Fric tion, n. [L. frictio, fr. fricare, frictum,to rub: cf. F. friction. See {Fray} to rub, arid cf. {Dentifrice}.] 1. The act of rubbing the surface of one body against that of another; attrition; in hygiene, the act of rubbing the body …

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  • 8Anti-friction wheels — Friction Fric tion, n. [L. frictio, fr. fricare, frictum,to rub: cf. F. friction. See {Fray} to rub, arid cf. {Dentifrice}.] 1. The act of rubbing the surface of one body against that of another; attrition; in hygiene, the act of rubbing the body …

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  • 9Friction — Fric tion, n. [L. frictio, fr. fricare, frictum,to rub: cf. F. friction. See {Fray} to rub, arid cf. {Dentifrice}.] 1. The act of rubbing the surface of one body against that of another; attrition; in hygiene, the act of rubbing the body with the …

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  • 10Friction balls — Friction Fric tion, n. [L. frictio, fr. fricare, frictum,to rub: cf. F. friction. See {Fray} to rub, arid cf. {Dentifrice}.] 1. The act of rubbing the surface of one body against that of another; attrition; in hygiene, the act of rubbing the body …

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