Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aborticide

/əˈbɔɹ.tɪˌsaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: abor-ti-cide
IPA: /əˈbɔɹ.tɪˌsaɪd/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An agent responsible for an abortion (the destruction of a fetus); abortifacient.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"As physician I frequently find it helpful to express some of my views regarding prognosis, aborticide, euthanasia, organ transplant, and similar medical exertion of mine, including that of my well-intentioned fellow-man."
""From today onwards", he legislated, "a woman's infidelity to her husband shall be a sin tantamount to aborticide, an evil that will engender misery."
""Aborticide is the basis of God's judgment on America," he says, "because the blood cries out from the ground.""
"Thus we have a clear division between homicide, which falls within the biblical law of persons, and aborticide, which is treated as a tort."

Etymology

From abortion + -cide (“killing; killer”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈbɔɹ.tɪˌsaɪd/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

aborticides (plural)

Synonyms

feticide abortifacient abortion-inducing drug

Questions

How do you pronounce aborticide?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈbɔɹ.tɪˌsaɪd/.
What does aborticide mean?: The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.
Where does aborticide come from?: From abortion + -cide (“killing; killer”).

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