Meanings
plural immunocontraceptives
- Any drug that causes immunocontraception.
This … study aims to produce an immunocontraceptive that can be orally administered to grey squirrels through a species-specific delivery mechanism.
2022 July 11, Helena Horton, “Oral contraceptives could help reduce grey squirrel numbers, research finds”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 10 Dec 20221 more example
The real answer, according to Jay F. Kirkpatrick, director of the nonprofit science and conservation center at ZooMontana in Billings, is an immunocontraceptive called P.Z.P.
2009 April 21, Jim Robbins, “As Wild Horses Breed, a Voice for Contraception”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2021
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-
- Proto-Indo-European*moy-nós
- Proto-Italic*moinos
- Latinmūnus
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinin-
- Latinin- -is
- Latinimmūnis
- Middle Frenchimmun
- Englishimmune
- Englishimmuno-
- Englishcontraceptive
- Englishimmunocontraceptive
From immuno- + contraceptive.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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