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abortative.

Abortive, abortifacient (causing abortion).

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. Abortive, abortifacient (causing abortion).

    not-comparable · rare
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin aborior Latin abortō Latin abortareder. English abort Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English abortative From abort + -ative.

noun

  1. An abortive, an abortifacient (medicine that causes abortion).

    rare
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin aborior Latin abortō Latin abortareder. English abort Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English abortative From abort + -ative.

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