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PROTECTIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(usually followed by 'of') solicitously caring or mindful
Example:
protective of his reputation
Classified under:
Similar:
careful (exercising caution or showing care or attention)
Derivation:
protectiveness (the quality of providing protection)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind
Example:
protective tariffs
Classified under:
Similar:
cautionary; prophylactic (warding off)
antifertility; contraceptive; prophylactic (capable of preventing conception or impregnation)
custodial; tutelar; tutelary (providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding)
evasive (avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire)
overprotective (overly protective)
preservative (tending or having the power to preserve)
protecting (shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort)
restrictive ((of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports)
safety-related (providing or ensuring safety)
Also:
defensive (intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack)
preventative; preventive (tending to prevent or hinder)
Antonym:
unprotective (not affording protection)
Derivation:
protect (shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage)
protect (use tariffs to favor domestic industry)
protectiveness (the quality of providing protection)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Showing care
Example:
a protective mother
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
tender (given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality)
Derivation:
protectiveness (a feeling of protective affection)
Context examples:
Use protective equipment, follow infection control guidelines, learn the right way to lift heavy objects, and find ways to manage stress.
(Occupational Health for Healthcare Providers, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
Surprisingly, the researchers found that participants with high levels of NA antibodies experienced a more robust protective effect from the vaccine than did those in the high HA group.
(Study finds factors that may influence influenza vaccine effectiveness, NIH)
Actually a complex mixture of isomers, other chlorinated hydrocarbons, and by-products, chlordane is used in termite and ant control, and as a protective treatment for underground cables.
(Chlordane, NCI Thesaurus)
The protective covering surrounding the axon of neurons in the peripheral nervous system.
(Peripheral Nerve Sheath, NCI Thesaurus)
A booster helps maintain or increase a protective immune response.
(Booster, NCI Dictionary)
A volume made up of pages fastened along one edge and enclosed between protective covers.
(Book, NCI Thesaurus)
During colonization of the GI tract, the bacteria may form a protective intestinal barrier, thereby preventing attachment of potential pathogens.
(Beta-glucan/Lactobacillus casei/Bifidobacterium lactis-based Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)
A specific population of autologous, pluripotent bone marrow derived cells that express high levels of the cytosolic enzyme aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) with potential protective and neuro-cognition improving activity.
(Autologous Pluripotent ALDHbr Stem Cells ALD-451, NCI Thesaurus)
A tumor of the peripheral nervous system that arises in the nerve sheath (protective covering).
(Benign Schwannoma, NCI Dictionary)
The weakened strains are used as vaccines because they stimulate a protective immune response while causing no disease or only mild disease in the person receiving the vaccine.
(Attenuated, NCI Dictionary)
