Antifertility

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A type of compound or method that limits reproductive capability in living beings
2. A substance or technique that reduces or stops the ability to conceive or bear offspring
3. Any agent or approach designed to inhibit fertility and prevent pregnancy

Etymology: "Antifertility" is a plain compound: the prefix "anti-", meaning "against" or "opposed to", joined to "fertility", the capacity to produce offspring. The result describes anything that works against that capacity. The word's logic is therefore transparent. Anything called antifertility is defined by its opposition to fertility, so a contraceptive, a drug, or a method that suppresses reproduction falls under it. The compound adds no new idea beyond the two parts; its meaning comes entirely from putting them together.