1.
[syn: abortifacient, aborticide, abortion-inducing drug]
ADJECTIVE (1)
1. causing abortion;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Abortifacient \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.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Abortive \A*bor"tive\, n.
1. That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an
abortion. [Obs.] --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. A fruitless effort or issue. [Obs.]
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3. (Med.) A medicine to which is attributed the property of
causing abortion; -- also called an abortifacient.
--Dunglison.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
abortifacient
adj 1: causing abortion
n 1: a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion [syn:
abortifacient, aborticide, abortion-inducing drug]