Home / Dictionary / Aborticide

Aborticide Moderate

Aborticide has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion

2

the act of destroying a fetus

3

The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.

See Also
abortifacient feticide destroying aborticides
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
drug induced abortion
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
abortion pill

Origin

The word aborticide combines "abortion" with the suffix "-cide," which means killing or a killer. It literally refers to something that causes an abortion.

Rhyming Words
ide aide wide tide vide gide pide eide fide bide nide side cide hide ride wride aside amide guide bride
Compare
Aborticide vs