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propho

/ˈpɹɔ.fəʊ̯/

propho noun: prophylaxis from venereal disease.

Noun

propho (countable and uncountable, plural prophos)

  1. (dated, slang) Prophylaxis from venereal disease.

Forms of propho

pluralprophos

Questions about propho

What does propho mean?
Propho means prophylaxis from venereal disease.
What part of speech is propho?
Propho is a noun.
How do you pronounce propho?
Propho is pronounced /ˈpɹɔ.fəʊ̯/ (UK).
What is the plural of propho?
The plural of propho is prophos.

Words near propho in the dictionary

  1. prophets
  2. prophets of doom
  3. prophetship
  4. prophetships
  5. prophies
  6. propho
  7. prophoric
  8. prophos
  9. prophragma
  10. prophragmata
  11. prophy

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