Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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obstruction | Yes | No | No | No |
preventive | Yes | Yes | No | No |
obstruction (noun) | preventive (noun) |
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getting in someone's way | remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease |
the act of obstructing | an agent or device intended to prevent conception |
any structure that makes progress difficult | any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome |
something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted | |
the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction |
obstruction (adjective) | preventive (adjective) |
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tending to prevent or hinder | |
preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease |