For occasional use, see Emergency contraception. The combined oral contraceptive pill (COCP), often referred to as the birth control pill or colloquially as the pill, is a birth control method that includes a combination of an estrogen (estradiol) and a progestogen (progestin). When taken by mouth every day, these pills inhibit female fertility (with reversibility).
Medical Definition of silicate. : a salt or ester derived from a silicic acid; especially : any of numerous insoluble often complex metal salts that contain silicon and oxygen in the anion and constitute the largest class of minerals.
A silicate is a compound containing an anionic silicon compound. The great majority of the silicates are oxides, but hexafluorosilicate ([SiF6]2â) and other anions are also included. 4 or its compounds. Related to orthosilicate are families of anions (and their compounds) with the formula [SiO2+n]2nâ.