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birth control pill

birth con·trol pill
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [burth kuh n-trohl pil]
    • /bɜrθ kənˈtroʊl pɪl/
    • /bɜːθ kənˈtrəʊl pɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [burth kuh n-trohl pil]
    • /bɜrθ kənˈtroʊl pɪl/

Definitions of birth control pill words

  • noun birth control pill an oral contraceptive for women, containing the hormones estrogen and progesterone or progesterone alone, that inhibits ovulation, fertilization, or implantation of a fertilized ovum, causing temporary infertility. 1
  • noun birth control pill contraceptive tablet 1
See all 2 definitions of birth control pill

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Origin of birth control pill

First appearance:

before 1955
One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60

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Parts of speech for Birth control pill

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Birth control pill

birth control pill popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for birth control pill

noun birth control pill

  • oral contraceptive — birth-control pill.
  • ru-486 — mifepristone.
  • abortion pill — a drug, such as mifepristone, used to terminate a pregnancy in its earliest stage
  • mifepristone — an antigestational drug, C 29 H 35 NO 2 , that prevents a fertilized egg from attaching to the uterine wall by blocking the action of progesterone.
  • morning-after pill — a contraceptive pill containing only an estrogen and used by women within a few hours after sexual intercourse.
All 6 Synonyms of birth control pill

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