/ Dictionary / Index A abortifacient: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: a•bor•ti•fa•cient Pronunciation: (u-bôr"tu-fā'shunt), [key] — adj. causing abortion. —n. a drug or device used to cause abortion: a biochemical abortifacient in pill form. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: abortifacient (Thesaurus) aborticide abortion Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cautious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language