Dictionary entry

Abortifacient

Webster's Dictionary 1913

A‐bor′ti‐fa″cient (ȧ‐bôr′tĭ‐fā″shent), a. [L. abortus (see Abort, v.) + faciens, p. pr. of facere to make.] Producing miscarriage. — n. A drug or an agent that causes premature delivery.