Definitions For Prophylactic

noun

  • Contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
  • Remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease

adjective

  • Preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
  • Warding off
  • Capable of preventing conception or impregnation

verb

  • Something that is designed to prevent the spread of disease or infection

Is Prophylactic a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
26
Words with Friends
29

The word Prophylactic is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Prophylactic in a Sentence

  • The prophylactic use of antibiotics
  • The many prophylactic measures that city officials could have taken to reduce the scope of the disaster

Synonyms for Prophylactic

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