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Noun: aborticide  u'bor-ti,sId
  1. A drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion
    - abortifacient, abortion-inducing drug
     
  2. The act of destroying a foetus
    - feticide, foeticide [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: aborticides

Type of: abortion, drug, induced abortion, termination

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