che|mo|pro|phy|lac|tic — «KEE moh PROH fuh LAK tihk, KEHM oh ; PROF uh », adjective. protecting from disease by means of chemical substances or drugs … Useful english dictionary
psy|cho|pro|phy|lac|tic — «SY koh PROH fuh LAK tihk, PROF uh », adjective. of or having to do with psychoprophylaxis: »A fair slice of the population explosion has been born via the psychoprophylactic method (Maclean s) … Useful english dictionary
pro´phy|lac´ti|cal|ly — pro|phy|lac|tic «PROH fuh LAK tihk, PROF uh », adjective, noun. –adj. 1. protecting from disease: »vaccination and other prophylactic measures. Hope of preventing tuberculosis by daily prophylactic doses of the drug isoniazid is now seen (Science … Useful english dictionary
phy — phy·tase; phy·tate; phy·tel·e·phas; Phy·tin; phy·tiv·o·rous; phy·to·bacteriology; phy·to·bezoar; phy·to·biology; phy·to·cecidium; phy·to·chlore; phy·to·ci·dal; phy·to·cide; phy·to·climatology; phy·to·coe·no·sis; phy·to·concretion;… … English syllables
pro — pro·bate; pro·ba·tion·ary; pro·bos·cid·ea; pro·bos·ci·de·an; pro·ca·vi·id; pro·ce·dur·al; pro·ce·dure; pro·ceed; pro·ce·leus·mat·ic; pro·cess; pro·ces·sion; pro·ces·sion·al; pro·chordate; pro·claim; pro·clit·ic; pro·coe·lia; pro·coe·li·an;… … English syllables
tic — ace·tic; ace·to·ace·tic; ach·er·on·tic; achres·tic; ach·ro·ma·tic·i·ty; acys·tic; adi·ag·nos·tic; aero·elas·tic; aero·tac·tic; agres·tic; alan·tic; al·bi·nis·tic; al·che·mis·tic; al·lo·cryp·tic; al·lo·plas·tic; al·lo·plas·tic·i·ty; al·tru·is·tic; … English syllables
lac — ab·lac·ta·tion; aga·lac·tia; al·a·gui·lac; alan·to·lac·tone; al·lac·ta·ga; al·lac·tite; am·bu·lac·ral; am·bu·lac·ri·form; am·bu·lac·rum; an·a·ga·lac·tic; an·a·phy·lac·tic; an·a·phy·lac·tin; an·a·phy·lac·to·gen; an·a·phy·lac·toid;… … English syllables
prophylactic — pro·phy·lac·tic … English syllables
prophylactic — pro•phy•lac•tic [[t]ˌproʊ fəˈlæk tɪk, ˌprɒf ə [/t]] adj. 1) med cvb preventive or protective, esp. from disease or infection 2) med a prophylactic medicine or measure 3) a preventive 4) a device used to prevent conception or venereal infection,… … From formal English to slang
prophylactic — pro|phy|lac|tic1 [ ,prafə læktık ] adjective MEDICAL intended to prevent disease or infection prophylactic pro|phy|lac|tic 2 [ ,prafə læktık ] noun count 1. ) MEDICAL a medicine or treatment used for preventing disease or infection 2. ) AMERICAN… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
