contraceptive

English

Etymology

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Coined in the 20th century from contra- +‎ conceptive; compare the related contraception.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɒn.tɹəˌsɛp.tɪv/

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

• Bulgarian: противозачатъчен (protivozačatǎčen)
• Catalan: anticonceptiu (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 避孕的 (zh) (bìyùn de)

• Finnish: ehkäisy- (fi)
• French: contraceptif (fr)
• German: empfängnisverhütend, kontrazeptiv
• Greek: αντισυλληπτικό (el) n (antisylliptikó)
• Hebrew: אֶמְצָעִי מְנִיעָה (he) m (emtza'i meni'a)
• Hungarian: fogamzásgátló
• Japanese: 避妊の (ひにんの, hinin-no)
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• Maori: ārai hapū
• Norman: contraceptif
• Persian: ضد بارداری (zedd-e bârdâri)
• Polish: przeciwciążowy (pl), antykoncepcyjny (pl)
• Portuguese: anticoncepcional (pt), contraceptivo (pt)
• Romanian: contraceptiv m or n, anticoncepțional (ro) m or n
• Russian: противозача́точный (ru) (protivozačátočnyj), контрацепти́вный (ru) (kontraceptívnyj)
• Spanish: anticonceptivo (es), contraceptivo

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 (protivozačatǎčno)
• Catalan: anticonceptiu (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 避孕藥／避孕药 (zh) (bìyùnyào), 避孕药 (zh) (bìyùnyào), 避孕用具, 避孕用具 (bìyùn yòngjù)

• Czech: antikoncepce f
• Dutch: voorbehoedmiddel (nl) n
• Esperanto: kontraŭkoncipilo
• Finnish: ehkäisyväline (fi)
• French: contraceptif (fr) m
• German: Kontrazeptivum (de) n (1), Empfängnisverhütungsmittel n (1), Verhütungsmittel (de) n
• Greek: αντισυλληπτικό (el) n (antisylliptikó)
• Hebrew: אמצעי מניעה (he) m ('emtza'y meni'a)
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• Hungarian: fogamzásgátló
• Japanese: 避妊薬 (ひにんやく, hinin-yaku)
• Latin: atocium n
• Maori: ārai hapū
• Persian: ضد بارداری (zedd-e bârdâri)
• Polish: środek antykoncepcyjny m
• Portuguese: anticoncepcional (pt) m, contraceptivo (pt) m
• Russian: контрацепти́в (ru) m (kontraceptív), противозача́точное сре́дство n (protivozačátočnoje srédstvo)
• Scottish Gaelic: casg-gineamhainn m
• Spanish: anticonceptivo (es) m, contraceptivo
• Swedish: preventilmedel n
• Tagalog: panlabanlihi, pang-agaw-lihi

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French

Adjective

contraceptive

1. feminine singular of contraceptif