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birth-control pill

birth-con·trol pill
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [burth-kuh n-trohl]
    • /ˈbɜrθ kənˌtroʊl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [burth-kuh n-trohl]
    • /ˈbɜrθ kənˌtroʊl/

Definition 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
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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
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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 most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for birth-control pill

noun birth-control pill

  • abortion pill — a drug, such as mifepristone, used to terminate a pregnancy in its earliest stage
  • brompton mixture — a mixture of narcotics, tranquilizers, and alcohol, used to kill pain for terminally ill patients
  • morning-after pill — a contraceptive pill containing only an estrogen and used by women within a few hours after sexual intercourse.
All 3 Synonyms of birth-control pill

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