prophylactic device vs anovulatory drug

anovulatory drug vs prophylactic device

prophylactic device and anovulatory drug both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prophylactic device	Yes	No	No	No
anovulatory drug	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, anovulatory drug is a hyponym of prophylactic device; that is, anovulatory drug is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prophylactic device:

prophylactic device: an agent or device intended to prevent conception
anovulatory drug: a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception

Other hyponyms of prophylactic device include cervical cap, coil, condom, prophylactic, rubber, safe, safety, contraceptive diaphragm, diaphragm, pessary, intrauterine device, IUD, morning-after pill, anovulant, birth control pill, contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, oral contraceptive pill, pill, spermatocide, spermicide.

prophylactic device (noun)	anovulatory drug (noun)
an agent or device intended to prevent conception	a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception

Difference between prophylactic device and anovulatory drug

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