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abortifacient (n.)

1853, noun ("that which causes miscarriage") and adjective ("producing abortion"), from Latin abortus (see abort) + facientem "making," related to facere "to make, do" (from PIE root *dhe- "to set, put"). An earlier noun for this was abortive (1640s), also a special use of an adjective.

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Definitions of abortifacient from WordNet
1
abortifacient (n.)
a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion;
Synonyms: aborticide / abortion-inducing drug
2
abortifacient (adj.)
causing abortion;
From wordnet.princeton.edu