English

Adjective

abortifacient ‎(comparative more abortifacient, superlative most abortifacient)

1. Producing miscarriage. [First attested in the mid 19^th 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 19^th 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, ISBN 0-8036-8313-8, published 1993, page 7
2. 1 2 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 7
3. ↑ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], ISBN 0-87779-101-5), page 5