Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abortogenic

/əˈbɔɹ.təˌd͡ʒɛ.nɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: abor-to-genic
IPA: /əˈbɔɹ.təˌd͡ʒɛ.nɪk/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing abortion; abortifacient.

noun

A substance that induces abortion; an abortifacient.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin aborior Latin abortō Latin abortareder. English abort Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- French -gènebor. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -genic English abortogenic From abort + -o- + -genic. Compare abortigenic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈbɔɹ.təˌd͡ʒɛ.nɪk/

Inflected Forms

more abortogenic (comparative) most abortogenic (superlative) abortogenics (plural)

Synonyms

abortifacient

Questions

How do you pronounce abortogenic?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈbɔɹ.təˌd͡ʒɛ.nɪk/.
What does abortogenic mean?: Causing abortion; abortifacient.
Where does abortogenic come from?: Etymology tree Latin aborior Latin abortō Latin abortareder. English abort Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- French -gènebor. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -genic English abortogenic From abort + -o- + -genic. Compare abortigenic.

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