antifertility

[an-tee-fer-til-i-tee, an-tahy-]

adjective

Pharmacology.

1. of or relating to a substance that inhibits the ability to produce offspring; contraceptive.

Word History and Origins

Origin of antifertility¹

anti- + fertility

Example Sentences

He noted that some Pakistanis still believe the vaccine is a secret antifertility drug.

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The leaders said they believed the vaccines could be contaminated with an antifertility agent meant to sterilize the population, as well as with HIV, and immunizations stopped.

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