spermicide
pronunciation
How to pronounce spermicide in British English:
UK [ˈspɜ:mɪsaɪd]
How to pronounce spermicide in American English:
US [ˈspɜrmɪsaɪd]
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- Noun:
- a contraceptive agent that kills spermatozoa
Word Origin
- spermicide (n.)
- 1929; see sperm + -cide. Earlier was spermacide (1908) and spermaticide (1923), from French, where it is recorded by 1876.
Example
- 1. Choose a type of spermicide .
- 2. Coca-cola is not a strong spermicide
- 3. Maybe you two use the same spermicide .
- 4. An estimated 29 out of 100 women who use spermicide alone for one year will get pregnant .
- 5. However , spermicide on its own is actually a pretty poor method , so make sure you do combine them .