abortifacient
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of abortifacient
First recorded in 1870–75; abort + -i- + -facient ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Misoprostol, which was originally approved to prevent and treat stomach ulcers, was first found to be an effective abortifacient in the 1980s in Brazil.
From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2023
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
She was writing to her lover, Henry Anderson Lafler, and relating to him — in real time — the effects of the drugstore-bought abortifacient that was now ending the pregnancy they had conceived together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2021
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
Massage as well as abortifacient herbs are employed for the purpose.
From Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 by Carl Lumholtz
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