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Impenetrable :: Impenetrable (a.) Having the property of preventing any other substance from occupying the same space at the same time.

Constipate :: Constipate (v. t.) To stop (a channel) by filling it, and preventing passage through it; as, to constipate the capillary vessels..

Sufflaminate :: Sufflaminate (v. t.) To retard the motion of, as a carriage, by preventing one or more of its wheels from revolving, either by means of a chain or otherwise..

Antiperiodic :: Antiperiodic (n.) A remedy possessing the property of preventing the return of periodic paroxysms, or exacerbations, of disease, as in intermittent fevers..

Necessary :: Necessary (a.) Impossible to be otherwise, or to be dispensed with, without preventing the attainment of a desired result; indispensable; requiste; essential..

Antipyretic :: Antipyretic (a.) Efficacious in preventing or allaying fever.

Antiseptical :: Antiseptical (a.) Counteracting or preventing putrefaction, or a putrescent tendency in the system; antiputrefactive..

Preventing :: Preventing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Preven.

Pasteurization :: Pasteurization (n.) A process devised by Pasteur for preventing or checking fermentation in fluids, such as wines, milk, etc., by exposure to a temperature of 140¡ F., thus destroying the vitality of the contained germs or ferments..

Turnstile :: Turnstile (n.) A revolving frame in a footpath, preventing the passage of horses or cattle, but admitting that of persons; a turnpike. See Turnpike, n., 1..

Antizymotic :: Antizymotic (a.) Preventing fermentation or decomposition.

Preventingly :: Preventingly (adv.) So as to prevent or hinder.

Pasteurism :: Pasteurism (n.) A method of treatment, devised by Pasteur, for preventing certain diseases, as hydrophobia, by successive inoculations with an attenuated virus of gradually increasing strength..

Antihydrophobic :: Antihydrophobic (a.) Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia.

Antipyrotic :: Antipyrotic (n.) Anything of use in preventing or healing burns or pyrosis.

Specific :: Specific (a.) Exerting a peculiar influence over any part of the body; preventing or curing disease by a peculiar adaption, and not on general principles; as, quinine is a specific medicine in cases of malaria..

Farriery :: Farriery (n.) The art of preventing, curing, or mitigating diseases of horses and cattle; the veterinary art..

Prophylaxis :: Prophylaxis (n.) The art of preserving from, or of preventing, disease; the observance of the rules necessary for the preservation of health; preservative or preventive treatment..

Nutritious :: Nutritious (a.) Nourishing; promoting growth, or preventing decay; alimental..

Preventive :: Preventive (a.) Tending to defeat or hinder; obviating; preventing the access of; as, a medicine preventive of disease..

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