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abortifacient

noun

  1. drug or other agent terminating a pregnancy
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˌbɔɹ.təˈfeɪ.ʃn̩t/ / /əˌbɔɹ.tɪˈfeɪ.ʃn̩t/

adj

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

  1. Producing miscarriage.

noun

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

  1. A drug or an agent that induces an abortion.