phylactic
American
[fi-lak-tik]
/ fɪˈlæk tɪk /
adjective
Etymology
Origin of phylactic
1700–10; < Greek phylaktikós preservative, equivalent to phylakt ( ós ) guarding (verbid of phylássein to guard) + -ikos -ic. See prophylactic
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