Sekirov Dictionary

contraceptive

/ˈkɒn.tɹəˌsɛp.tɪv/

adjective 1
noun 1
forms 3

adjective1

•
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.

noun1

•
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.

forms

contraceptives · more contraceptive · most contraceptive

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