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View synonyms for birth-control pill
birth-control pill
[ burth-kuhn-trohl ]
noun
- an oral contraceptive for women, containing the hormones estrogen and progesterone or progesterone alone, that inhibits ovulation, fertilization, or implantation of a fertilized ovum, causing temporary infertility.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of birth-control pill1
First recorded in 1955–60
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