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Contraceptive

see synonyms of contraceptive

Noun

1. birth control device, contraceptive, contraceptive device, preventative, preventive, prophylactic device

an agent or device intended to prevent conception

Adjective

2. antifertility, contraceptive, prophylactic

capable of preventing conception or impregnation

Example Sentences:
'contraceptive devices and medications'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Contraceptive

see synonyms of contraceptive
adjective
1. 
relating to or used for contraception; able or tending to prevent impregnation
noun
2. 
any device that prevents or tends to prevent conception

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Contraceptive

see synonyms of contraceptive
adjective
1. 
of or used for contraception
noun
2. 
any contraceptive device or agent

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Contraceptive

see synonyms of contraceptive
adj.
Relating to or capable of preventing contraception.
n.
A contraceptive drug or device, such as a birth control pill or a condom.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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