contragestive

contragestive
con·tra·ges·tive (kŏn'trə-jĕsʹtĭv) adj.
Capable of preventing gestation, either by preventing implantation or by causing the uterine lining to shed after implantation.
n.
A contragestive drug or agent.
  [contra- + gestation + -ive.]   con'tra·ges·taʹtion (-jĕ-stāʹshən)

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