abortivo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abortive adj Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.
Senses
abortivo 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 (medicine, pharmaceutical effect, rare) Causing abortion; abortifacient.
- abortive (obsolete) A medicine that causes abortion, an abortifacient.
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.