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Abortifacient Common

Abortifacient has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion

2

A drug or an agent that induces an abortion.

Adjective
1

causing abortion

2

Producing miscarriage.

See Also
aborticide abortogenic abortigenic dinoprost trichosanthin abortifacients abortient dinoprostone
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
drug
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
abortion pill

Origin

The word comes from the Latin verb facere, meaning "to make," combined with the prefix abort- to describe something that causes an abortion. It first appeared in English usage in 1875.

Rhyming Words
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