abortative

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adjective

Abortive, abortifacient (causing abortion).

OriginEnglish abort ← Latin abortare →
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Meanings

adjectiveabortative (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerareAbortive, abortifacient (causing abortion).
nounabortative (plural abortatives)

plural abortatives

  1. rareAn abortive, an abortifacient (medicine that causes abortion).

Origin

  1. Latinaborior
  2. Latinabortō
  3. Latinabortare
  4. Englishabort
  5. Englishabortative

From abort + -ative.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

abortative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abortative

MLA

“abortative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abortative. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abortative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abortative.

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