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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU_486) developed in France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus sloughs off the embryo;
[syn: abortion pill, mifepristone, RU 486]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

RU 486
    n 1: an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU_486) developed in
         France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy
         it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus
         sloughs off the embryo [syn: abortion pill,
         mifepristone, RU 486]