abortifacient

Meaning

Adj

Producing miscarriage.

Noun

A drug or an agent that induces an abortion.

Synonyms

aborticide

abortion-inducing drug

abortive

Translations

abortif

abortivo

abortivo

abtreibend

abortiv

abortivo

Abtreibungsmittel

مجهض

apophthore

vruchtafdrijvend

vruchtafdrijvend middel

abortief

abortivum

abortiva

remède abortif

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˌbɔɹ.təˈfeɪ.ʃn̩t/

Etymology

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