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prophylactical

prophylactical adjective: prophylactic; preventative.

Adjective

prophylactical (comparative more prophylactical, superlative most prophylactical)

  1. prophylactic; preventative

Forms of prophylactical

comparativemore prophylactical
superlativemost prophylactical

Questions about prophylactical

What does prophylactical mean?
Prophylactical means prophylactic; preventative.
What part of speech is prophylactical?
Prophylactical is an adjective.

Words near prophylactical in the dictionary

  1. prophy
  2. prophylactic
  3. prophylactic rule
  4. prophylactic rules
  5. prophylactic vinegar
  6. prophylactical
  7. prophylactically
  8. prophylactick
  9. prophylactics
  10. prophylactorium
  11. prophylax

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