noun
1. a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion
• Syn: ↑abortifacient, ↑abortion-inducing drug
• Derivationally related forms: ↑abortifacient (for: ↑abortifacient)
• Hypernyms: ↑drug
• Hyponyms: ↑abortion pill, ↑mifepristone, ↑RU 486
2. the act of destroying a fetus
• Syn: ↑feticide
• Hypernyms: ↑induced abortion
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\\əˈbȯrd.əˌsīd\ noun (-s)1. : act of destroying a fetus within the uterus
2. : an agent that destroys the fetus and causes abortion
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/euh bawr"teuh suyd'/, n.
1. destruction of a fetus in the uterus; feticide.
2. a drug or other agent that causes abortion.
[ABORT + -I- + -CIDE]
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aborticide /ə-börtˈi-sīd/ noun
1. The killing of a fetus in the womb
2. A drug or agent causing this, an abortifacient
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Main Entry: ↑abort
Useful english dictionary. 2012.