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abortifacient

/əˌbɔɹ.təˈfeɪ.ʃn̩t/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
abor-ti-fa-cient
IPA
/əˌbɔɹ.təˈfeɪ.ʃn̩t/
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Producing miscarriage.

noun

A drug or an agent that induces an abortion.

Etymology

First attested in 1875. abort + -facient (“causing an”), from Latin facere (“to make”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˌbɔɹ.təˈfeɪ.ʃn̩t/

Inflected Forms

more abortifacient (comparative) most abortifacient (superlative) abortifacients (plural)

Derived Forms

antiabortifacient

Synonyms

abortifactive abortificant aborticide abortion-inducing drug

Rhymes With

patient impatient

Questions

How do you pronounce abortifacient?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˌbɔɹ.təˈfeɪ.ʃn̩t/.
What does abortifacient mean?
Producing miscarriage.
Where does abortifacient come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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