Prophylactical

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Prophylactic \Proph`y*lac"tic\, Prophylactical
  \Proph`y*lac"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to guard against; ?
     before + ? to guard: cf. F. prophylactique.] (Med.)
     Defending or preserving from disease; preventive. --Coxe.
     [1913 Webster]