phylactic
[ fi-lak-tik ]
/ fɪˈlæk tɪk /
adjective
defending or protecting, especially from disease.
Origin of phylactic
1700–10; < Greek
phylaktikós preservative, equivalent to
phylakt(ós) guarding (verbid of
phylássein to guard) +
-ikos
-ic. See
prophylactic
Words nearby phylactic
phycomycosis,
phyfe,
phyl-,
phyla,
phylactery,
phylactic,
phylakopi,
phylaxis,
phyle,
phyletic,
phyletics