aborticide

[uh-bawr-tuh-sahyd]

a·bor·ti·cide

[uh-bawr-tuh-sahyd]
noun
1.
destruction of a fetus in the uterus; feticide.
2.
a drug or other agent that causes abortion.

Origin:
abort + -i- + -cide
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WordNet
aborticide

noun
1. a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion [syn: abortifacient
2. the act of destroying a fetus 
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