contraceptive

/หˆkษ’n.tษนษ™หŒsษ›p.tษชv/

IPA: /K AA0 N T R AH0 S EH1 P T IH0 V/

noun
  1. 1

    A mechanism or means by which conception as a result of sexual intercourse can be prevented or made less likely.

    โ€œPutting a pig's bladder over one's penis during intercourse is not a good contraceptive.โ€

adjective
  1. 1

    That acts to prevent conception as a result of sexual intercourse.

    โ€œShe was careful to take her contraceptive pill at the same time every day.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/contraceptive