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prophylactic meaning in Tamil

முற்காப்பி

UK/pɹɒfəˈlæktɪk/

prophylactic in Tamil: முற்காப்பி. In English, prophylactic means a medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.

Tamil words for prophylactic

முற்காப்பி

English meaning of prophylactic

  1. noun A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.
  2. noun A prophylactic condom.
  3. noun Any device or mechanism intended to prevent harmful consequences.
  4. adjective Serving to prevent or protect against an undesired effect, especially disease or pregnancy.

Full definition of prophylactic

prophylactic in a sentence

  • The securities laws are a prophylactic against stock fraud.

Synonyms of prophylactic

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Questions about prophylactic in Tamil

What is the meaning of prophylactic in Tamil?
Prophylactic in Tamil is முற்காப்பி.
prophylactic என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Prophylactic: முற்காப்பி.
What does prophylactic mean in English?
Prophylactic means a medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: prophylactic (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: prophylactic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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