antifertility

antifertility
adjective Date: 1953 capable of or tending to reduce or destroy fertility ; contraceptive <
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  • antifertility — /an tee feuhr til i tee, an tuy /, adj. Pharm. of or pertaining to a substance that inhibits the ability to produce offspring; contraceptive. [ANTI + FERTILITY] * * * …   Universalium

  • antifertility — adjective a) That reduces fertility b) contraceptive …   Wiktionary

  • antifertility — an·ti·fertility …   English syllables

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