Abortifacient
causing .
a drug or device used to cause :
a biochemical abortifacient in pill form.
Contemporary Examples
But medical science is clear: emergency contraception is not an abortifacient.
Is Forced Religious Belief Coming to an Employer Near You? Jamelle Bouie November 26, 2013
Historical Examples
It is sometimes taken as an abortifacient or given as an aphrodisiac, but whether it has any such action is open to question.
Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology W. G. Aitchison Robertson
Amongst them must theoretically be included all abortifacient drugs.
Parenthood and Race Culture Caleb Williams Saleeby
The oil of savin is now occasionally used criminally as an abortifacient.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 5 Various
Diachylon, or lead-plaster, is largely used as an abortifacient.
Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology W. G. Aitchison Robertson
It is also used as an abortifacient, but is too mild a uterine stimulant to be reliable for that purpose.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines T. H. Pardo de Tavera
Unfavorable publicity, the abortifacient of new enterprises, would mean you could hardly give the stuff away.
Greener Than You Think Ward Moore
adjective
causing abortion
noun
a drug or agent that causes abortion
n.
1875, noun and adjective, from Latin abortus (see abortive) + facientem “making,” related to facere “do” (see factitious). An earlier word for this in the noun sense was abortive (1640s).
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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- Abortionist
a person who performs or induces , especially illegally. a person who favors or advocates as a right or choice that all women should have. noun a person who performs abortions, esp illegally a person who is in favour of abortion on demand n. 1872, from abortion + -ist. abortionist a·bor·tion·ist (ə-bôr’shə-nĭst) n. One who […]