See Also: Protective(medicine)
protective(dictionary)
protective(dictionary)
protective zone(medicine)
Protective Order(law)
Protective covenant(money)
Protective Life(finance)
Protective covenant(finance)
Protective stop(finance)
protective custody(dictionary)

protective (iou)



protective adjective & noun. M17.
[from PROTECT + -IVE.]
A. adjective.
Having the quality or character of protecting; tending to protect; defensive; preservative. M17.
Day Lewis He was..protective, taking my side against the..world. R. Thomas Keeping to the protective shadows, Mari followed him. V. Bramwell On sunbeds..wear protective goggles.
b. Electricity. Providing protection against too high a current or voltage. L19.
c. Of food: providing protection against deficiency diseases. M20.
Economics. Of or pertaining to the theory or practice of the protection of domestic industries from the competition of foreign goods. E19.
Chemistry.
a. Having the quality or property of protecting a sol. Chiefly in protective colloid below. E20.
b. Preventing a group or molecule from alteration or removal. M20.
Special collocations: protective arrest the detention of a person for his or her own protection. protective clothing clothing worn to shield the body from dangerous substances or a hostile environment. protective colloid a lyophilic colloid whose presence in small quantities protects a lyophobic sol. protective coloration, protective colouring Zoology cryptic or mimetic colouring that enables an animal to conceal or disguise itself. protective custody = protective arrest above.
b. noun. A thing which protects someone or something; spec. a condom. L19.
protectively adverb M19.
protectiveness noun M19.