protective

As nouns the difference between protective and oversleeve

is that protective is (british) something that protects while oversleeve is a protective sleeve worn over a normal one.

As an adjective protective

is serving, intended or wishing to protect.

As nouns the difference between protective and protectivity

is that protective is something that protects while protectivity is the state, quality, or condition of being protective.

As an adjective protective

is serving, intended or wishing to protect.

As adjectives the difference between protective and nonprotective

is that protective is serving, intended or wishing to protect while nonprotective is not protective.

As a noun protective

is (british) something that protects.

As nouns the difference between protective and cataphyll

is that protective is (british) something that protects while cataphyll is (botany) a leaf, sometimes abortive, sometimes persistent, that does not develop into a photosynthetic structure, but instead fulfills protective or storage functions examples include cotyledons, bud-scales, glochids, rhizome-scales, and bulb-scales.

As an adjective protective

is serving, intended or wishing to protect.

As nouns the difference between protective and faceguard

is that protective is (british) something that protects while faceguard is a protective guard for the face.

As an adjective protective

is serving, intended or wishing to protect.

As adjectives the difference between protective and excitoprotective

is that protective is serving, intended or wishing to protect while excitoprotective is protective against excitotoxicity.

As a noun protective

is (british) something that protects.