Bible Dictionaries
Prophylactic

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.

(2):

(a.) Alt. of Prophylactical

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Prophylactic'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/prophylactic.html. 1828.