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abortifacient (əˌbɔːtɪˈfeɪʃənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | causing abortion |
| —n | |
| 2. | a drug or agent that causes abortion |
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Word Origin & History
abortifacient
1875, n. and adj., from L. abortus (see abortive) + facientem "making," related to facere "do" (see factitious). An earlier word for this in the noun sense was abortive (1640s).
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abortifacient a·bor·ti·fa·cient (ə-bôr'tə-fā'shənt)
adj.
Causing or inducing abortion.
a·bor'ti·fa'cient n.
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