abortificant

noun

abortificant

noun

Etymology From abort + -ify + -ic + -ant.

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Synonym of abortifacient.

Old witches in the cities and country-side throve upon the sale of death spells and love philtres. They also made a trade of abortificants, and frequently practised the whiles of the procuress.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 65:

Synonyms: abortifacient

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