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abortif

/a.bɔʁ.tif/

adjective/a.bɔʁ.tif/

abortive; unavailing; futile; abortifacient; capable of causing abortion when absorbed; abortive, fruitless; sterile

From Old French, from Latin abortivus. Cognate with Italian abortivo.

noun, masculine/a.bɔʁ.tif/plural: abortifs

an abortifacient

From Old French, from Latin abortivus. Cognate with Italian abortivo.