abortion-inducing drug

/əˌbɔrʃən drəg/
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Definitions of abortion-inducing drug
  1. noun
    a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion
    synonyms: aborticide, abortifacient
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    types:
    RU 486, abortion pill, mifepristone
    an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU_486) developed in France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus sloughs off the embryo
    type of:
    drug
    a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
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