About The Word Abortifacient

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Abortifacient

Abortifacient Meaning & Definition
Abortifacient Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Abortifacient?

[n] a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion
[adj] causing abortion

Synonyms | Synonyms for Abortifacient: aborticide | abortion-inducing drug | causative

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See Also | abortion pill | drug | Mifepristone | RU 486

Abortifacient In Webster's Dictionary

\A*bor`ti*fa"cient\ ([.a]*b[^o]r`t[i^]*f[=a]"shent), a. [L. abortus (see {Abort}, v.) + faciens, p. pr. of facere to make.] Producing miscarriage. -- n. A drug or an agent that causes premature delivery.

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