| CRYOPROTECTIVE | • cryoprotective adj. That provides cryoprotection. • CRYOPROTECTIVE adj. serving to protect against the deleterious effects of freezing. |
| DETECTIVE | • detective n. (Law enforcement) A police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator. • detective n. A person employed to find information not otherwise available to the public. • detective adj. Employed in detecting. |
| DETECTIVELIKE | • detectivelike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a detective. • DETECTIVELIKE adj. like a detective. |
| DETECTIVES | • detectives n. Plural of detective. • DETECTIVE n. a policeman, usually not in uniform, or other person (private detective) who investigates cases of crime. |
| DETECTIVIST | • DETECTIVIST n. a writer of detective fiction. |
| DETECTIVISTS | • DETECTIVIST n. a writer of detective fiction. |
| NEUROPROTECTIVE | • neuroprotective adj. That provides neuroprotection. • neuroprotective n. Any neuroprotective agent. |
| OVERPROTECTIVE | • overprotective adj. Excessively protective, wanting to give too much protection (especially to children). • OVERPROTECT adj. to protect to excess. |
| PROTECTIVE | • protective adj. Serving or intended to protect. • protective adj. Wishing to protect; defensive of somebody or something. • protective n. (Britain) Something that protects. |
| PROTECTIVELY | • protectively adv. In a protective manner. • PROTECTIVE adv. serving to protect. |
| PROTECTIVENESS | • protectiveness n. The quality of being protective. • PROTECTIVENESS n. the state of being protective. |
| PROTECTIVES | • protectives n. Plural of protective. • PROTECTIVE n. something that offers protection. |
| RADIOPROTECTIVE | • radioprotective adj. Pertaining to, or offering, radioprotection. • radioprotective n. A radioprotectant. • RADIOPROTECTIVE adj. serving to protect or aiding in protecting against the injurious effect of radiations. |