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abortificant

noun

Etymology

From abort + -ify + -ic + -ant.

  1. derived from abortus
  2. formed as abortificant — “abort + -ify + -ic + -ant”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of abortifacient.

    • Old witches in the cities and country-side throve upon the sale of death spells and love philtres. They also made a trade of abortificants, and frequently practised the whiles of the procuress.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA