abortifacient

English Thesaurus

1. a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	drug,
definition	:	a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	abortion pill, mifepristone, ru 486,
definition	:	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 (noun.artifact)

2. causing abortion (adj.all)

similar	:	causative,
definition	:	producing an effect (adj.all)

3. a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	abortifacient,
definition	:	causing abortion (adj.all)

4. causing abortion (adj.all)

derivation	:	aborticide, abortifacient, abortion-inducing drug,
definition	:	a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion (noun.artifact)

5. a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	abortifacient,
definition	:	causing abortion (adj.all)

6. causing abortion (adj.all)

derivation	:	aborticide, abortifacient, abortion-inducing drug,
definition	:	a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion (noun.artifact)