contraceptive
Collocations
3(noun.)
ADJ
effective | oral
VERB + CONTRACEPTIVE
use
Definitions
adj
That acts to prevent conception as a result of sexual intercourse.
She was careful to take her contraceptive pill at the same time every day.
This has led to the selection of 4-guanidinobenzoates with either acetamenophen or ethylparaben as the phenol moiety for clinical evaluation, because they are orders of magnitude more contraceptive than nonoxynol-9 and less irritating to the vagina.
noun
A mechanism or means by which conception as a result of sexual intercourse can be prevented or made less likely.
Putting a pig's bladder over one's penis before intercourse is not a good contraceptive.
The document covers the following family planning methods: combined oral contraceptives (COCs), combined injectable contraceptives (CICs), progestogen-only pills (POPs), depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), norethisterone enantate (NET-EN), levonorgestrel implants, emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs), copper-bearing interuterine devices, levonorgestrel-releasing interuterine devices (LNG IUDs), fertility awareness-based methods, and sterilization.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — an agent or device intended to prevent conception
- preventive
- preventative
adjective — capable of preventing conception or impregnation
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6She was careful to take her contraceptive pill at the same time every day.
WiktionaryThis has led to the selection of 4-guanidinobenzoates with either acetamenophen or ethylparaben as the phenol moiety for clinical evaluation, because they are orders of magnitude more contraceptive th
WiktionaryPutting a pig's bladder over one's penis before intercourse is not a good contraceptive.
WiktionaryThe document covers the following family planning methods: combined oral contraceptives (COCs), combined injectable contraceptives (CICs), progestogen-only pills (POPs), depot medroxyprogesterone acet
WiktionaryThe US Food and Drug Administration has approved the oral contraceptive Opill for over-the-counter use, making it the first nonprescription birth control pill in the United States, but it will be mont
WiktionaryIn Japan the ring shaped ones came into use first so they're also often called "contraceptive rings".
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