aborticide Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion
    abortion-inducing drug; abortifacient.
  2. noun the act of destroying a fetus
    feticide.

WordNet


A*bor"ti*cide noun
Etymology
L. abortus + caedere to kill. See Abort.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.

Webster 1913