aborticide

Noun
  1. A drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion (synset 102670536)
    is a type of: drug - a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
    subtypes: abortion pill, mifepristone, ru 486 - an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU 486) developed in France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus sloughs off the embryo
    same as: abortifacient, abortion-inducing drug
  2. The act of destroying a fetus (synset 100232182)
    is a type of: induced abortion - a deliberate termination of pregnancy
    same as: feticide

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