
adj.
Adapted or intended to afford protection.
n.
Something that protects.
protectively pro·tec'tive·ly adv.
protectiveness pro·tec'tive·ness n.
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protective |
adjective
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protective |
Definition: guarding, securing
Antonyms: attacking, harmful, hurtful, injurious, threatening
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protective |
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Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
protective |
1. providing protection.
2. substances used to provide protection to tissues.
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Translations:
Protective |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - beskyttende, beskyttelses-
n. - kondom, beskyttelse
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Nederlands (Dutch)
beschermend, beschuttend
Français (French)
adj. - protecteur, de protection, (Écon) protectionniste
n. - (US) préservatif
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Deutsch (German)
adj. - Schutz-, protektionistisch
n. - Schutz
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Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - προστατευτικός
n. - προστατευτικό, προφυλακτικό
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Italiano (Italian)
protettivo, protettore
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Português (Portuguese)
adj. - protetor
n. - protetor (m)
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Русский (Russian)
защитный, предохранительный
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Español (Spanish)
adj. - protector, proteccionista, protección
n. - protector, protección, resguardo
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Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - (be)skyddande, skydds-
n. - skydd
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
给予保护的, 保护的, 保护的人或事物
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 給予保護的, 保護的
n. - 保護的人或事物
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한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 보호하는
n. - 보호물
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 保護の, 守ろうとして, 保護する
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العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) واقي, حامي (الاسم) مانع الحمل
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מגן, הגנתי
n. - אמצעי-הגנה, בעיקר קונדום
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