aborticide

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aborticide

/əˈbɔɹ.tɪˌsaɪd/ US
/əˈbɔɹ.təˌsaɪd/ US

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From abortion + -cide (“killing; killer”).

noun aborticides

countable, uncountable The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide. As physician I frequently find it helpful to express some of my views regarding prognosis, aborticide, euthanasia, organ transplant, and similar medical exertion of mine, including that of my well-intentioned fellow-man.
countable, uncountable An agent responsible for an abortion (the destruction of a fetus); abortifacient.

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@misc{aborticide_2026,
  title = {aborticide},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aborticide},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}