contraceptive

English

Etymology

Coined in the twentieth century from contra- +‎ conceptive; compare the related contraception.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkɒn.trəˌsɛp.tɪv/, SAMPA: /"kQn.tr@%sEp.tIv/

Adjective

contraceptive (comparative more contraceptive, superlative most contraceptive)

1. 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.

   • 1994, P. F. A. Van Look, Gregorio Pérez-Palacios, World Health Organization, Contraceptive Research and Development, 1984-1994: The Road from Mexico City to Cairo and Beyond,

     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.

Translations

that acts to prevent conception

Chinese: Mandarin: 避孕的 (cmn) (bìyùn de) Finnish: ehkäisy- (fi) French: contraceptif (fr) German: empfängnisverhütend (de), kontrazeptiv (de) Greek: αντισυλληπτικό (el) (antisylliptikó) n.

Hungarian: fogamzásgátló (hu) Japanese: 避妊の (ja) (ひにんの, hinin-no) Romanian: contraceptiv (ro) m. and n., anticoncepțional (ro) m. and n. Russian: противозачаточный (ru) (protivozačátočnyj), контрацептивный (ru) (kontraceptívnyj)

Noun

contraceptive (plural contraceptives)

1. 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 during intercourse is not a good contraceptive.

   • 2004, World Health Organization, Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use (Second edition),

     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.

Translations

means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented

Bulgarian: противозачатъчно (bg) n. Chinese: Mandarin: 避孕藥 (cmn), 避孕药 (cmn) (bìyùnyào), 避孕用具 (cmn), 避孕用具 (cmn) (bìyùn yòngjù) Czech: antikoncepce (cs) f. Finnish: ehkäisyväline (fi) French: contraceptif (fr) m. German: Kontrazeptivum n. (1), Empfängnisverhütungsmittel n. (1), Verhütungsmittel (de) n.

Greek: αντισυλληπτικό (el) (antisylliptikó) n. Hebrew: אמצעי מניעה ('emtza'y meni'a) m. Hungarian: fogamzásgátló (hu) Japanese: 避妊薬 (ja) (ひにんやく, hinin-yaku) Polish: środek antykoncepcyjny m. Russian: контрацептив (ru) (kontraceptív) m., противозачаточное средство (ru) (protivozačátočnoje srédstvo) n. Scottish Gaelic: casg-gineamhainn m.