contraceptive

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒn.tɹəˌsɛp.tɪv/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɛptɪv

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.

Derived terms

• anticontraceptive
• contraceptive sponge
• immunocontraceptive
• intrauterine contraceptive device
• noncontraceptive

Translations

that acts to prevent conception

Belarusian: супрацьзача́ткавы (supracʹzačátkavy), процізача́ткавы (procizačátkavy), процізапладня́льны (procizapladnjálʹny), кантрацэпты́ўны (kantraceptýŭny) Bulgarian: противозача́тъчен (protivozačátǎčen), контрацепти́вен (kontraceptíven) Catalan: anticonceptiu (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 避孕的 (zh) (bìyùn de) Czech: antikoncepční (cs) Esperanto: kontraŭkoncipa Finnish: ehkäisy- (fi) French: contraceptif (fr) German: empfängnisverhütend, kontrazeptiv Greek: αντισυλληπτικός (el) (antisylliptikós) Hebrew: אֶמְצָעִי מְנִיעָה (he) m (emtsa'í meni'á) Hungarian: fogamzásgátló (hu) Italian: contraccettivo (it) Japanese: 避妊の (ja) (ひにんの, hinin no) Korean: 피임의 (ko) (piimui) Maori: ārai hapū Norman: contraceptif Persian: ضد بارداری (zedd-e bârdâri) Polish: przeciwciążowy (pl), antykoncepcyjny (pl) Portuguese: contraceptivo (pt) (Brazil), contracetivo (Portugal), anticoncepcional (pt) (Brazil), anticoncecional (Portugal) Romanian: contraceptiv m or n, anticoncepțional (ro) m or n Russian: противозача́точный (ru) (protivozačátočnyj), контрацепти́вный (ru) (kontraceptívnyj) Spanish: anticonceptivo (es), contraceptivo, contraconceptivo, anticoncepcional, anovulatorio Swedish: p- Ukrainian: протизаплі́дний (protyzaplídnyj), контрацепти́вний (kontraceptývnyj) Urdu: مانع حمل (māne-e-hamaa)

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 before intercourse is not a good contraceptive.

   • 2004, Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use, 2nd edition, World Health Organization:

     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.

   • 2023 July 21, Amanda Musa, “The FDA approved the US’ first over-the-counter birth control pill. What happens next?”, in CNN‎:

     The 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 months before it’s available. […] Amies Oelschlager said in a statement that oral contraceptives that contain estrogen may cause side effects such as headaches, nausea, and breast tenderness.

Translations

means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented

Belarusian: супрацьзача́ткавы сро́дак m (supracʹzačátkavy sródak), кантрацэпты́ў m (kantraceptýŭ) Bulgarian: противозача́тъчно (bg) n (protivozačátǎčno) Catalan: anticonceptiu (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 避孕藥 / 避孕药 (zh) (bìyùnyào), 避孕用具 (bìyùn yòngjù) Czech: antikoncepce (cs) f Dutch: voorbehoedmiddel (nl) n, voorbehoedsmiddel (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) Ancient Greek: ἀτοκεῖον n (atokeîon) Hebrew: אֶמְצָעִי מְנִיעָה (he) m (emtsa'í meni'á) Hindi: गर्भनिरोधक m or f (garbhanirodhak) Hungarian: fogamzásgátló (hu) Japanese: 避妊薬 (ja) (ひにんやく, hinin'yaku) Korean: 피임약 (ko) (piimyak) Latin: atocium n Maori: ārai hapū Persian: ضد بارداری (zedd-e bârdâri) Polish: środek antykoncepcyjny (pl) m Portuguese: contraceptivo (pt) m (Brazil), contracetivo m (Portugal), anticoncepcional (pt) m (Brazil), anticoncecional m (Portugal) Romanian: contraceptiv n Russian: контрацепти́в (ru) m (kontraceptív), противозача́точное сре́дство n (protivozačátočnoje srédstvo), противозача́точное (ru) n (protivozačátočnoje) Scottish Gaelic: casg-gineamhainn m Spanish: anticonceptivo (es) m, contraceptivo m, anticoncepcional m, anovulatorio m Swedish: preventivmedel (sv) n Tagalog: panlabanlihi, pang-agaw-lihi Ukrainian: протизаплі́дний за́сіб m (protyzaplídnyj zásib), контрацепти́в m (kontraceptýv) Urdu: مانع حمل (māne-e-hamal)

French

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Adjective

contraceptive

1. feminine singular of contraceptif