abortifacient

/əˌbɔɹ.təˈfeɪ.ʃn̩t/

əbɔɹ · TƏFEꞮ · ʃn̩t (3 syllables)

English Adj

Definition

Producing miscarriage.

Etymology

First attested in 1875. abort + -facient (“causing an”), from Latin facere (“to make”).