Contraceptive Definition

kŏntrə-sĕptĭv
contraceptives
adjective
Of or used for contraception.
Webster's New World

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

She was careful to take her contraceptive pill at the same time every day.
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noun
contraceptives
Any contraceptive device or agent.
Webster's New World

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

Putting a pig's bladder over one's penis during intercourse is not a good contraceptive.
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Singular:
contraceptive
Plural:
contraceptives

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