abortif — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
abortif is used for these senses in English:
- abortifacient (pharmaceutical effect) Producing miscarriage. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
- abortifacient (pharmaceutical drug) A drug or an agent that induces an abortion. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
- abortive (obsolete) Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural. [c. 1400–mid 1700s]
- fruitless Bearing no fruit; barren.
abortive — full definition
- adj Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.
- adj Coming to nothing; failing in its effect. .
- adj Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile.
- adj Causing abortion; abortifacient.
fruitless — full definition
- adjective Producing no useful result; unsuccessful.
- adjective Bearing no fruit.