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abortifacient

a·bor·ti·fa·cient
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-bawr-tuh-fey-shuh nt]
    • /əˌbɔr təˈfeɪ ʃənt/
    • /ə.ˌbɔː.tə.ˈfeɪ.ʃənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-bawr-tuh-fey-shuh nt]
    • /əˌbɔr təˈfeɪ ʃənt/

Definitions of abortifacient word

  • adjective abortifacient causing abortion 3
  • noun abortifacient a drug or agent that causes abortion 3
  • adjective abortifacient causing abortion. 1
  • noun abortifacient a drug or device used to cause abortion: a biochemical abortifacient in pill form. 1
  • noun abortifacient (chiefly of a drug) causing abortion. 1
  • noun abortifacient (pharmacology) A drug or an agent that induces an abortion. 0
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Origin of abortifacient

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; abort + -i- + -facient

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Parts of speech for Abortifacient

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Abortifacient

abortifacient popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for abortifacient

adjective abortifacient

  • causative — Causative factors are ones which are responsible for causing something.

noun abortifacient

All 2 Synonyms of abortifacient

Top questions with abortifacient

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Related words

  • abortive

    An abortive attempt or action is unsuccessful.
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