English Explanatory Dictionary

abortifacient

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Producing miscarriage.
noun
  1. A drug or an agent that induces an abortion.

Pronunciation

/əˌbɔɹ.təˈfeɪ.ʃn̩t/ /əˌbɔɹ.tɪˈfeɪ.ʃn̩t/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-abortifacient.wav

Word forms

abortifacient more abortifacient most abortifacient abortifacients

Etymology

First attested in 1875. abort + -facient (“causing an”), from Latin facere (“to make”).

Synonyms

abortifactive abortificant

Derived words

antiabortifacient
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