Noun: contraceptive pill
- A contraceptive in the form of a pill containing oestrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
"She took her contraceptive pill at the same time every day"; "She took her oral contraceptive pill at the same time every day";
- pill, birth control pill, oral contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, anovulatory drug, anovulant
Derived forms: contraceptive pills
Type of: birth control device, contraceptive, contraceptive device, preventative, preventive, prophylactic device
Encyclopedia: Contraceptive pill