anovulant

WORDNET DICTIONARY

anovulant(n = noun.artifact) anovulatory drug, birth control pill, contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, oral contraceptive pill, pill - a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception; Array

is a kind of birth control device, contraceptive, contraceptive device, preventative, preventive, prophylactic device

has particulars: demulen, enovid, loestrin, lo/ovral, micronor, modicon, norinyl, norlestrin, nor-q-d, ovocon, ovral, ovrette, ovulen

anovulant, n. & adj. Pharm.
--n. a drug preventing ovulation.
--adj. preventing ovulation.

Etymology

AN-(1) + ovulation (see OVULATE) + -ANT

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