aborticide

aborticide definition

abor·ti·cide (ə bôrt′ə sīd′)

noun

  1. destruction of the embryo or fetus in the womb
  2. an abortifacient

Etymology: aborti(on) + -cide

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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