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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
spermicide
noun
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▪ The spermicide didn't stay hostile to sperm for more than a few hours.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
spermicide

1929; see sperm + -cide. Earlier was spermacide (1908) and spermaticide (1923), from French, where it is recorded by 1876.

Wiktionary
spermicide

n. A substance used for killing sperm.

WordNet
spermicide

n. a contraceptive agent that kills spermatozoa [syn: spermatocide]

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Spermicide

Spermicide is a contraceptive substance that destroys sperm, inserted vaginally prior to intercourse to prevent pregnancy. As a contraceptive, spermicide may be used alone. However, the pregnancy rate experienced by couples using only spermicide is higher than that of couples using other methods. Usually, spermicides are combined with contraceptive barrier methods such as diaphragms, condoms, cervical caps, and sponges. Combined methods are believed to result in lower pregnancy rates than either method alone.

Spermicides are unscented, clear, unflavored, non-staining, and lubricative.

Usage examples of "spermicide".

Until Painless mentioned the stipulation I was ready to bet that the spermicide was misidentified.

Doctor, at that time, that birth control had not been used-so convinced that you considered the use of a spermicide to be out of the question?

If a woman knew she could not conceive, it would be unreasonable for her to use a spermicide, would it not?

Kumagai, that Carolyn Polhemus did not use a spermicide on April first?

Does it not seem to you, sir, as an expert and a scientist, the most obvious reason that no trace of a spermicide could be found in her apartment?

Is it not likely that the specimen containing the spermicide, the specimen identified as containing fluids of Mr.

Taking the rubber cap out of the case, he unscrewed the top on the small jar, dipped his finger into the ointment, lifted out a dollop of spermicide,10 and began spreading the white cream inside the Dutch cap.

This coats the vaginal area with both spermicide and a lubricant, which protect against STDs and conception.

Hand lotion, tampons, a diaphragm case, deodorant, lipstick, a bottle of multivitamins, a tube of spermicide on the bottom shelf.

A variety of spermicides have been used over the centuries, the earliest surviving recipe from the Egyptian Petri papyrus of 1850 B.

In the late nineteenth century one of the preferred spermicides was a combination of quinine and cacao-nut butter.