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antipill

antipill adjective: preventing or countering the formation of pills on fabric.

Adjective

antipill (comparative more antipill, superlative most antipill)

  1. (not comparable) Preventing or countering the formation of pills on fabric.
  2. Opposing the contraceptive pill.
    • This antipill lobbying technique is epitomized by a July 1964 meeting between the Oral Contraception Committee of the FPFJ and representatives from MHW's Drug Bureau and the drug shingikai.1998, The Journal of Japanese Studies, volume 24
  3. Opposing a poison pill.
    • In fact, the 1997 proposal was a binding bylaw amendment prompted by Fleming's refusal to redeem its poison pill despite a 65 percent antipill vote the previous year.2000, James P. Hawley, Andrew T. Williams, The rise of fiduciary capitalism, page 63

Forms of antipill

comparativemore antipill
superlativemost antipill

Origin of antipill

From anti- + pill.

Questions about antipill

What does antipill mean?
Antipill means preventing or countering the formation of pills on fabric.
What part of speech is antipill?
Antipill is an adjective.

Words near antipill in the dictionary

  1. antipick
  2. antipicketing
  3. antipickpocket
  4. antipig
  5. antipigeon
  6. antipill
  7. antipilling
  8. antipimonidazole
  9. antipion
  10. antipions
  11. antipiracy

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