Protective
//pɹəˈtɛk.tɪv//
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The word "protective" can be used as adjective, noun and adjective.
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atheroprotective autoprotective axoprotective bioprotective bronchoprotective canceroprotective carcinoprotective cardioprotective carioprotective cerebroprotective chemoprotective cholangioprotective chondroprotective cryoprotective cytoprotective dermatoprotective ecoprotective endothelioprotective enteroprotective excitoprotective fertoprotective fibroprotective gastroprotective genoprotective geroprotective glioprotective hepatoprotective hyperprotective immunoprotective luteoprotective lyoprotective mechanoprotective metalloprotective mitoprotective mucoprotective myeloprotective myoprotective nephroprotective neuroprotective nonprotective oligoprotective oncoprotective organoprotective osmoprotective osteoprotective otoprotective overcurrent protective device overprotective ovoprotective personal protective equipment pharmacoprotective photoprotective phytoprotective pneumoprotective protective briefs protective custody protective order protective pants protective reaction protectively protectiveness protectivity radioprotective renoprotective retinoprotective self-protective semiprotective seroprotective subprotective superprotective thermoprotective thromboprotective thyroprotective tubuloprotective ultraprotective underproductive unprotective uroprotective vasculoprotective vasoprotective venoprotective
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antifertility antifertility careful careful cautionary contraceptive custodial custodial defensive evasive evasive overprotective overprotective preservative preservative preventative preventive prophylactic prophylactic protecting protecting restrictive restrictive safety related safety-related tender tender tutelar tutelary
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