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prophylactic

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12 lettersPronunciation /pɹɒfəˈlæktɪk/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted acchilopprtyStarts with PEnds with C0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease

Word origin

From Latin prophylacticus, from Ancient Greek προφυλακτικός (prophulaktikós, “prophylactic”).

Used in a sentence

  • It is not clear whether such education is to be directed to homosexuals (for whom prophylactics are not a contraceptive) or to heterosexuals as well (for whom prophylactics are a contraceptive).
  • Given the widespread use of coitus interruptus and male prophylactics as contraceptive practices in France […]
  • Some men put the prophylactic on just the tip of the penis: this is a mistake, because the prophylactic will come off.

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