SPERMICIDE

Meaning of SPERMICIDE in English

[noun] [C or U] - (a) substance that kills sperm, esp. used by a woman before she has sex in order to stop herself becoming pregnant or on condoms

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

SPERMICIDE — noun Date: 1929 a preparation or substance (as nonoxynol-9) used to kill sperm, spermicidal adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPERMICIDE — ˈspərməˌsīd variant of spermatocide
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPERMICIDE — /sperr"meuh suyd'/ , n. a sperm-killing agent, esp. a commercial birth-control preparation, usually a cream or jelly. [ 1925-30; SPERM …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPERMICIDE — n. substance which kills sperm (used as a contraceptive)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SPERMICIDE — noun Date: 1929 : a preparation or substance (as nonoxynol-9) used to kill sperm • sper·mi·cid·al ˌspər-mə-ˈsī-dəl adjective
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPERMICIDE — ■ noun a substance that kills spermatozoa, used as a contraceptive. Derivatives spermicidal adjective spermicidally adverb
Concise Oxford English vocab
SPERMICIDE — [sper.mi.cide] n (1929): a preparation or substance (as nonoxynol-9) used to kill sperm -- sper.mi.cid.al adj
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPERMICIDE — spermicide BrE AmE ˈspɜːm ɪ saɪd -ə saɪd AmE \ ˈspɝːm- ▷ spermicide|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SPERMICIDE — / ˈspɜːmɪsaɪd; NAmE ˈspɜːrm-/ noun [ U , C ] a substance that kills sperm , used during sex to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPERMICIDE — sper ‧ mi ‧ cide /ˈspɜːməsaɪd, ˈspɜːmɪsaɪd $ ˈspɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] a cream or liquid that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPERMICIDE — n. a substance able to kill spermatozoa. øøspermicidal adj.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPERMICIDE — n. a substance able to kill spermatozoa. spermicidal adj.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPERMICIDE — n. a substance able to kill spermatozoa. Derivatives: spermicidal adj.
Oxford English vocab
SPERMICIDE — ( spermicides) Spermicide is a substance that kills sperm. Although most condoms contain spermicide, there are some manufactured without. N-MASS
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPERMICIDE — (~s) Spermicide is a substance that kills sperm. Although most condoms contain ~, there are some manufactured without. N-MASS
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SPERMICIDE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ The spermicide didn't stay hostile to sperm for more than a few hours.
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPERMICIDE — an agent (e.g., Nonoxynol 9) that immobilizes or kills spermatozoa; spermicides are also often used to kill HIV and other …
AIDS English Glossary
SPERMICIDE — Спермицид
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SPERMICIDE — средство, разрушающее сперматозоиды
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
SPERMICIDE — Спермицид
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
SPERMICIDE — n. Pronunciation: ' sp ə r-m ə - ˌ s ī d Function: noun Date: 1929 : a preparation or …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SPONGE — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Latin spongia, from Greek Date: before 12th century 1. a. an …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPERMICIDAL — adjective see: spermicide
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NONOXYNOL-9 — noun Etymology: nonyl (the radical C9H19) + oxy- + phenol + 9 (from the fact that the compounds it contains …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPONGE — — spongeless , adj. — spongelike , adj. — spongingly , adv. /spunj/ , n. , v. , sponged, sponging …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPERMATOCIDE — — spermatocidal , adj. /sperr mat"euh suyd', sperr"meuh teuh-/ , n. spermicide.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPERMATICIDE — — spermaticidal , adj. /sperr mat"euh suyd', sperr"meuh teuh-/ , n. spermicide.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPERMICIDAL — see spermicide
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPONGE — I. ˈspənj noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Latin spongia, from Greek Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NONOXYNOL-9 — noun Etymology: non yl (the radical C 9 H 19 ) + oxy- + phe nol + 9 (from the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPONGE — ■ noun 1》 a sedentary aquatic invertebrate with a soft porous body supported by a framework of fibres or spicules. …
Concise Oxford English vocab

Cambridge English vocab

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