antifertility

[an-tee-fer-til-i-tee, an-tahy-]

an·ti·fer·til·i·ty

[an-tee-fer-til-i-tee, an-tahy-]
adjective Pharmacology.
of or pertaining to a substance that inhibits the ability to produce offspring; contraceptive.

Origin:
anti- + fertility
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Antifertility has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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antifertility an·ti·fer·til·i·ty (ān'tē-fər-tĭl'ĭ-tē, ān'tī-)
adj.
Capable of reducing or eliminating fertility; contraceptive.

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