- sper|mi|cid|al
- sper|mi|cid|al «SPUR muh SY duhl», adjective.= spermatocidal. (Cf. ↑spermatocidal)
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sper|mat|o|cid|al — «spur MAT uh SY duhl, SPUR muh tuh », adjective. of or having to do with spermatocides … Useful english dictionary
spermicide — sper•mi•cide [[t]ˈspɜr məˌsaɪd[/t]] n. pha med a sperm killing agent, esp. a commercial birth control preparation, usu. a cream or jelly • Etymology: 1925–30 sper mi•cid′al, adj. sper mi•cid′al•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
spermicide — sper|mi|cide [ spɜrmı,saıd ] noun count a cream that kills SPERM, used during sex to prevent a woman from becoming pregnant ╾ sper|mi|cid|al [ ,spɜrmı saıdl ] adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spermicidal — SYN: spermatocidal. * * * sper·mi·cid·al .spər mə sīd əl adj killing sperm <spermicidal jelly> sper·mi·cid·al·ly ē adv * * * sper·mi·ci·dal (spur″mĭ siґdəl) [sperm + L. caedere to kill] destructive to spermatozoa; called… … Medical dictionary
Spermatocide — Any agent that is destructive to spermatozoa (that is, kills sperm). Nonoxynol 9 is the most commonly encountered spermatocide in the United States. (The nonoxynols, technically speaking, are nonionic surfactant [surface active] mixtures that… … Medical dictionary
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
um — abe·ce·dar·i·um; ab·sin·thi·um; acan·tho·cyb·i·um; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; acera·the·ri·um; ach·ro·ma·ti·um; acon·ti·um; ac·ri·din·i·um; ac·ro·tar·si·um; ac·tin·i·um; ac·ti·no·sphae·ri·um; ac·ti·no·trich·i·um; ac·ti·no·ura·ni·um;… … English syllables
ma — abo·ma; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; abro·ma; ab·u·ku·ma·lite; abu·lo·ma·nia; acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma; ac·an·tho·ma; acan·tho·so·ma; ac·cla·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion; ac·cli·ma·tize; acel·da·ma; acho·ma·wi;… … English syllables
ic — ot·ic; zo·ic; IC; ac·a·dem·ic; ac·ro·bat·ic; ac·ro·me·gal·ic; ac·ro·nar·cot·ic; acryl·ic; adon·ic; ae·ol·ic; aero·stat·ic; al·ca·ic; al·co·hol·ic; al·go·gen·ic; al·pha·nu·mer·ic; al·ta·ic; am·har·ic; am·o·rit·ic; an·al·pha·bet·ic; an·a·lyt·ic;… … English syllables
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
