abortif
French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French, from Latin abortivus. Cognate with Italian abortivo.
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
abortif (feminine abortive, masculine plural abortifs, feminine plural abortives)
- abortive; unavailing; futile
- (medicine) Capable of causing abortion when absorbed
- (botany) abortive, fruitless; sterile
Noun edit
abortif m (plural abortifs)
- (medicine) an abortifacient
References edit
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Further reading edit
- “abortif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.