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chemoprophylactic

chemoprophylactic adjective: of or pertaining to chemoprophylaxis.

Adjective

chemoprophylactic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to chemoprophylaxis.

Noun

chemoprophylactic (plural chemoprophylactics)

  1. A chemoprophylactic drug.

Forms of chemoprophylactic

pluralchemoprophylactics

Origin of chemoprophylactic

From chemo- + prophylactic.

Questions about chemoprophylactic

What does chemoprophylactic mean?
Chemoprophylactic means of or pertaining to chemoprophylaxis.
What part of speech is chemoprophylactic?
Chemoprophylactic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near chemoprophylactic in the dictionary

  1. chemoprevention
  2. chemopreventions
  3. chemopreventive
  4. chemopreventives
  5. chemoprevents
  6. chemoprophylactic
  7. chemoprophylactics
  8. chemoprophylaxis
  9. chemoprotect
  10. chemoprotectant
  11. chemoprotectants

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