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abortificant

abortificant noun: synonym of abortifacient.

Noun

abortificant (plural abortificants)

  1. Synonym of abortifacient.
    • Old witches in the cities and country-side throve upon the sale of death spells and love philtres. They also made a trade of abortificants, and frequently practised the whiles of the procuress.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 65
    Synonyms:
    abortifacient

Synonyms of abortificant

Forms of abortificant

pluralabortificants

Origin of abortificant

From abort + -ify + -ic + -ant.

Questions about abortificant

What does abortificant mean?
Abortificant means synonym of abortifacient.
What part of speech is abortificant?
Abortificant is a noun.
What is the plural of abortificant?
The plural of abortificant is abortificants.

Words near abortificant in the dictionary

  1. abortient
  2. abortients
  3. abortifacient
  4. abortifacients
  5. abortifactive
  6. abortificant
  7. abortificants
  8. abortificient
  9. abortigenic
  10. abortin
  11. aborting

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