Abortifacient

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abortifacient \A*bor`ti*fa"cient\
     ([.a]*b[^o]r`t[i^]*f[=a]"shent), a. [L. abortus (see {Abort},
     v.) + faciens, p. pr. of facere to make.]
     Producing miscarriage. -- n. A drug or an agent that causes
     premature delivery.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abortive \A*bor"tive\, n.
     1. That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an
        abortion. [Obs.] --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A fruitless effort or issue. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Med.) A medicine to which is attributed the property of
        causing abortion; -- also called an {abortifacient}.
        --Dunglison.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  abortifacient
       adj : causing abortion
       n : a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion [syn:
           {aborticide}, {abortion-inducing drug}]