Protective /(?)/
Pro·tect·ive
Protective
a.
- Affording protection; sheltering; defensive.
Phrases & Compounds
- Protective coloring
- coloring which serves for the concealment and preservation of a living organism. Cf. Mimicry.
- Protective tariff
- a tariff designed to secure protection (see Protection, 4.), as distinguished from a tariff designed to raise revenue. See Tariff, and Protection, 4.