contraceptive

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒn.tɹəˌsɛp.tɪv/

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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
• 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.

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)
• 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
• 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

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Adjective

contraceptive

1. feminine singular of contraceptif