Look up: Protective

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   protective
   [adj] - intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
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   protective
   piece which serves as a cover or protection Category: Transport • a protecting part that projects below the propeller of an outboard motor Category: Transport • personal protective equipment which protects the body from any injury from chemical or physical agents,e.g.stains of molten metal,harmful radiation,thermal radiation etc. Category: Labour • the generatio...
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   Protective
   Pro·tect'ive adjective [ Confer French protectif .] Affording protection; sheltering; defensive. ' The favor of a protective Providence.' Feltham. Protective coloring (Zoology) , coloring which serves for the concealment and preservation of a living organism. Confer Mimicry . Wallace. -- Protective tariff (Polit. Econ.) , ...
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   protective
   <pharmacology> An agent that affords defense against a deleterious influence, such as a substance applied to the skin to avoid the effects of the sun's rays or other noxious influences. ... Origin: L. Protegere = to cover over ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   protective
   adjective intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind; `a protective covering`; `the use of protective masks and equipment`; `protective coatings`; `kept the drunken sailor in protective custody`; `animals with protective coloring`; `protective tariffs`
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   protective
   (pro-tek´tiv) providing defense against harmful influences. an agent that does this; called also screen.
   Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns
   
   
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   Protective
   • (a.) Affording protection; sheltering; defensive.
   Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
   
   
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   protective
   (L. protegere to cover over) an agent that affords defense against a deleterious influence, such as a substance applied to the skin (skin p.) to avoid the effects of the sun's rays (solar p.) or other noxious influences; called also screen.
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