spermicide

English

Etymology

From sperm +‎ -cide.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɜː(ɹ)mɪsaɪd/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

spermicide (plural spermicides)

1. A substance used for killing sperm.

   Synonyms: spermaticide, spermatocide

Related terms

• sperm
• spermicidal, spermaticidal, spermatocidal

Translations

substance used for killing sperm

• Dutch: spermicide (nl) f, zaaddodend middel n
• Finnish: spermisidi (fi)
• Icelandic: sáðfrumnadeyðir m
• Irish: speirmicíd f
• Romanian: spermicid n
• Spanish: espermicida m
• Swedish: spermicid ?

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spɛʁ.mi.sid/

• Audio:

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• Homophone: spermicides

Adjective

spermicide (plural spermicides)

1. spermicidal

Noun

spermicide m (plural spermicides)

1. spermicide

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sper.miˈt͡ʃi.de/
• Rhymes: -ide
• Hyphenation: sper‧mi‧cì‧de

Adjective

spermicide

1. feminine plural of spermicida