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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion;
[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.] [1913 Webster] 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]