abortifacient agent

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• 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• abortifacient — [ə bôrt΄ə fā′shənt] adj. [< ABORTI(ON) + FACIENT] causing abortion n. a drug or agent that causes abortion …   English World dictionary

• abortifacient — 1. Producing abortion. SYN: aborticide, abortient, abortigenic, abortive (3). 2. An agent that produces abortion. [L. abortus, abortion, + facio, to make] * * * abor·ti·fa·cient ə .bȯrt ə fā shənt adj inducing abortion abortifacien …   Medical dictionary

• abortifacient — noun Date: 1873 an agent (as a drug) that induces abortion • abortifacient adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• abortifacient — 1. adjective Producing miscarriage 2. noun A drug or an agent that causes premature delivery …   Wiktionary

• abortifacient — tɪ feɪʃənt n. drug which causes abortion, agent which causes the premature termination of a pregnancy adj. causing the premature termination of a pregnancy, inducing abortion (of a drug) …   English contemporary dictionary

• abortifacient — adj. & n. adj. effecting abortion. n. a drug or other agent that effects abortion …   Useful english dictionary

• Birth control — For other uses, see Birth control (disambiguation). Birth control is an umbrella term for several techniques and methods used to prevent fertilization or to interrupt pregnancy at various stages. Birth control techniques and methods include… …   Wikipedia

• Contragestion — An intrauterine device. Contragestion is the prevention of implantation of the blastocyst, or a device or substance which can effect such prevention as a means of birth control. Other birth control methods include contraception, which prevents… …   Wikipedia

• aborticide — noun 1. a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion • Syn: ↑abortifacient, ↑abortion inducing drug • Derivationally related forms: ↑abortifacient (for: ↑abortifacient) • Hypernym …   Useful english dictionary

• Contraception — A diaphragm (a type of physical barrier method) in its case, with a quarter added for scale …   Wikipedia