sper·mi·cide

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• sper|mi|cide — «SPUR muh syd», noun. = spermatocide. (Cf. ↑spermatocide) …   Useful english dictionary

• Sper — Sper, Sperre Sperre, v. t. [See {Spar} bar.] To shut in; to support; to inclose; to fasten. [Obs.] To sperre the gate. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cide — co·in·cide; cu·li·cide; de·cide; ex·cide; fac·ti·cide; fas·ci·ol·i·cide; fe·li·cide; fe·ti·cide; fi·lar·i·cide; fil·i·cide; for·mi·cide; fun·gi·cide; ga·me·to·cide; gen·o·cide; ger·mi·cide; glu·cide; her·bi·cide; homi·cide; in·cide; lou·si·cide;… …   English syllables

• sper|mat|o|cide — «spur MAT uh syd, SPUR muh tuh », noun. a substance that kills spermatozoa …   Useful english dictionary

• Sperre — Sper Sper, Sperre Sperre, v. t. [See {Spar} bar.] To shut in; to support; to inclose; to fasten. [Obs.] To sperre the gate. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• spermatocide — sper·mato·cide …   English syllables

• spermicide — sper·mi·cide …   English syllables

• 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

• Monospermal — Mon o*sper mal, Monospermous Mon o*sper mous, a. [Mono + Gr. spe rma seed: cf. F. monosperme.] (Bot.) Having only one seed. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Monospermous — Monospermal Mon o*sper mal, Monospermous Mon o*sper mous, a. [Mono + Gr. spe rma seed: cf. F. monosperme.] (Bot.) Having only one seed. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English