A medication or substance that causes pregnancy to end prematurely.

Substance causes pregnancy to end prematurely and causes an abortion.

1875, noun ("that which causes miscarriage") and adjective ("producing abortion"), from Latin abortus (see abort) + facientem "making," related to facere "to make, d [..]

A drug, herb, or device that can cause an abortion.

General medical definition: A drug which causes the interruption of a pregnancy and the death of an embryo or fetus. (Pregnancy begins when the pre-embryo attaches to the wall of the uterus.) Commo [..]

an agitator that elicits abortion to occur- sometimes referred to as an abortient.

Induces abortions (miscarriages).

The term ‘abortifacient’ refers to a drug, article, or any other substance designed or intended to produce or induce an abortion. Rarely, it is known as aborticide.

(n) a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion(adj) causing abortion

  An agent that produces abortion

inducing abortion

<pharmacology> A drug or compound that induces the expulsion of an embryo or foetus. (06 May 1997)

Producing miscarriage. First attested in the mid 19^th century.SOED5|page=7