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necrophylactic

necrophylactic adjective: that protects against death.

Adjective

necrophylactic (not comparable)

  1. That protects against death

Origin of necrophylactic

From necro- + phylactic.

Questions about necrophylactic

What does necrophylactic mean?
Necrophylactic means that protects against death.
What part of speech is necrophylactic?
Necrophylactic is an adjective.

Words near necrophylactic in the dictionary

  1. necrophoreses
  2. necrophoresis
  3. necrophoretic
  4. necrophoric
  5. necrophorous
  6. necrophylactic
  7. necrophyte
  8. necrophytes
  9. necrophytic
  10. necroplanetology
  11. necroplasm

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