Anagrams of: PROPHYLACTIC

• remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease

• contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse

• capable of preventing conception or impregnation

• warding off

• preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease

• marked by abrupt transitions

• rough with small waves

• A fish-and-chip shop.

• A carpenter.

• The youngest member of a team or group, normally someone whose voice has not yet deepened, talking like a chipmunk.

• A potato chip.

• A prostitute or promiscuous woman.

• A chiptune.

• A chipping sparrow.

• To take drugs (especially heroin) on an occasional basis, rather than as an addict.

• Ill-tempered, disagreeable.

• Involving violence or unfair play.

• (of wood) Tending to form chips when cut, rather than larger, more usable pieces of wood.

• As dry as a chip of wood.

• Feeling sick from drinking alcohol; hung over.

• of an obscure nature

• having a secret or hidden meaning

• in spots

• A group of eight states.

• A government of eight people.

• in a joyous manner

• in an unexpectedly lucky way

• the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute

• perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads

• root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee

• crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste

• A traditional bedstead in India, consisting of a wooden frame bordering a set of knotted ropes.