abortifacient

English

Etymology

First attested in 1875. abortion +‎ -facient (“causing an”), from Latin facere (“to make”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /əˌbɔɹ.təˈfeɪ.ʃn̩t/, /əˌbɔɹ.tɪˈfeɪ.ʃn̩t/

Adjective

abortifacient (comparative more abortifacient, superlative most abortifacient)

  1. Producing miscarriage. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][2]

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Noun

abortifacient (plural abortifacients)

  1. (pharmacology) A drug or an agent that induces an abortion.[3] [First attested in the mid 19th century.][2]

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References
  1. Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940) Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 7
  2. “abortifacient” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 7.
  3. Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 5
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