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/mawr"ning af"teuhr, -ahf"-/, Pharm.a contraceptive pill containing only an estrogen and used by women within a few hours after sexual intercourse.[1955-60]
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morning-after pill
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morning-after pill — morning after pills N COUNT: usu the N in sing The morning after pill is a pill that a woman can take some hours after having sex to prevent herself from becoming pregnant … English dictionary
morning-after pill — ► NOUN ▪ a contraceptive pill that is effective within about thirty six hours after intercourse … English terms dictionary
morning-after pill — n a drug that a woman can take a few hours after having sex to prevent her from becoming ↑pregnant … Dictionary of contemporary English
morning-after pill — morning after ,pill noun count a drug that a woman can take after having sex to stop her from becoming pregnant … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Morning-after-Pill — Morning after Pill, aus dem Englischen stammende Bezeichnung für die Pille danach … Universal-Lexikon
morning-after pill — noun a large dose of estrogen taken orally within 24 to 72 hours after intercourse; prevents implantation of a fertilized ovum and so acts as a contraceptive; commonly used after rape or incest • Hypernyms: ↑contraceptive, ↑preventive,… … Useful english dictionary
morning-after pill — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms morning after pill : singular morning after pill plural morning after pills a drug that a woman can take after having sex to stop her from becoming pregnant … English dictionary
morning-after pill — noun a contraceptive in the form of a pill taken the morning after sexual intercourse … Wiktionary
morning-after pill — /mɔnɪŋ ˈaftə pɪl/ (say mawning ahftuh pil) noun prostaglandin, taken on the morning after sexual intercourse has occurred …
morning-after pill — morn′ing af′ter pill n. pha a contraceptive pill containing only an estrogen and used by women after sexual intercourse … From formal English to slang
