abortigenic

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adjective

Abortifacient (producing miscarriage).

OriginEnglish abort ← Latin abortare →
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Meanings

adjectiveabortigenic (comparative more abortigenic, superlative most abortigenic)

comparative more abortigenic · superlative most abortigenic

  1. Abortifacient (producing miscarriage).

Origin

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

From abort + -i- + -genic. Compare abortogenic.

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APA

abortigenic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abortigenic

MLA

“abortigenic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abortigenic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abortigenic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abortigenic.

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