Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

morning-after pill

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: morn-ing-after pill
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A contraceptive in the form of a pill taken shortly after sexual intercourse.

Example Sentences

"Dr. Morris and his colleagues have reported on one experimental compound designed specifically to be a morning-after pill."
"These policy efforts confuse the public into thinking that the morning-after pill, which is simply a super-dose of the regular pill, is the same as mifepristone, the abortion pill."
"Even after a girl has sex, it's not too late to prevent her from dropping an egg. That's what the morning-after pill does."
"A federal judge on Friday ordered that the most common morning-after pill be made available over the counter for all ages, instead of requiring a prescription for girls 16 and younger."

Inflected Forms

morning-after pills (plural)

Synonyms

ECP

Questions

What does morning-after pill mean?: A contraceptive in the form of a pill taken shortly after sexual intercourse.

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