abortifacient
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of abortifacient
First recorded in 1870–75; abort + -i- + -facient ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Benjamin Franklin even included a recipe for an abortifacient in a math textbook, of all places.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2024
Another compound, ulipristal acetate, held similar promise as an emergency contraceptive and fibroid treatment without the baggage of abortifacient branding.
From The Verge • Jul. 23, 2022
In the late 1800s, the New York Times ran stories about abortions performed by Ann Trow Lohman, also known as Madame Restell, who served New York's elite and ran a lucrative mail-order abortifacient business.
From Salon • Jul. 19, 2022
Most surprisingly, however, these medical practices were not only relegated to herbal, pharmaceutical contraceptives and abortifacient drugs, but also the various surgical interventions, what today we would refer to as a late-term abortion.
From Scientific American • Dec. 11, 2020
Unfavorable publicity, the abortifacient of new enterprises, would mean you could hardly give the stuff away.
From Greener Than You Think by Moore, Ward
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