ABORTICIDE

aborticide, feticide

(noun) the act of destroying a fetus

abortifacient, aborticide, abortion-inducing drug

(noun) a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

aborticide (countable and uncountable, plural aborticides)

The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide. [late 19th century]

An agent responsible for an abortion (the destruction of a fetus); abortifacient.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary

A*bor"ti*cide, n. Etym: [L. abortus + caedere to kill. See Abort.] (Med.)

Definition: The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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