different between contraceptive vs tetralone

English

Etymology

Coined in the 20th century from contra- +? conceptive; compare the related contraception.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?n.t???s?p.t?v/

Adjective

contraceptive (comparative more contraceptive, superlative most contraceptive)

1. That acts to prevent conception as a result of sexual intercourse.
   • 1994, P. F. A. Van Look, Gregorio Pérez-Palacios, World Health Organization, Contraceptive Research and Development, 1984-1994: The Road from Mexico City to Cairo and Beyond,

     This has led to the selection of 4-guanidinobenzoates with either acetamenophen or ethylparaben as the phenol moiety for clinical evaluation, because they are orders of magnitude more contraceptive than nonoxynol-9 and less irritating to the vagina.

Translations

Noun

contraceptive (plural contraceptives)

1. A mechanism or means by which conception as a result of sexual intercourse can be prevented or made less likely.
   • 2004, World Health Organization, Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use (Second edition),

     The document covers the following family planning methods: combined oral contraceptives (COCs), combined injectable contraceptives (CICs), progestogen-only pills (POPs), depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), norethisterone enantate (NET-EN), levonorgestrel implants, emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs), copper-bearing interuterine devices, levonorgestrel-releasing interuterine devices (LNG IUDs), fertility awareness-based methods, and sterilization.

Translations

French

Adjective

contraceptive

1. feminine singular of contraceptif

English

Noun

tetralone (plural tetralones)

1. (organic chemistry) Either of two isomers of the bicyclic ketone benzocyclohexanone containing a benzene ring fused with that of cyclohexanone; it is use in the synthesis of other compounds, especially the contraceptive 18-methyl norethisterone

Anagrams

• tetraenol