abortivalie.html - adj. & n.
--adj.

effecting abortion.

--n.

a drug or other agent that effects abortion.

abortivalie.html - n.
1 the expulsion of a foetus (naturally or esp. by medical induction) from the womb before it is able to survive independently, esp. in the first 28 weeks of a human pregnancy.
2 a stunted or deformed creature or thing.
3 the failure of a project or an action.
4 Biol. the arrest of the development of an organ. [L abortio (as ABORT)]

abortivalie.html - n.
1 a person who carries out abortions, esp. illegally.
2 a person who favours the legalization of abortion.

abortivalie.html - adj.
1 fruitless, unsuccessful, unfinished.
2 resulting in abortion.
3 Biol. (of an organ etc.) rudimentary; arrested in development.

abortively adv. [ME f. OF abortif -ive f. L abortivus (as ABORT)]

abortivalie.html - v. & n.
--v.

1 intr. a (of a woman) undergo abortion; miscarry. b (of a foetus) suffer abortion.
2 tr. a effect the abortion of (a foetus). b effect abortion in (a mother).
3 a tr. cause to end fruitlessly or prematurely; stop in the early stages. b intr. end unsuccessfully or prematurely.
4 a tr. abandon or terminate (a space flight or other technical project) before its completion, usu. because of a fault. b intr. terminate or fail to complete such an undertaking.
5 Biol. a intr. (of an organism) remain undeveloped; shrink away. b tr. cause to do this.

--n.

1 a prematurely terminated space flight or other undertaking.
2 the termination of such an undertaking. [L aboriri miscarry (as AB-, oriri ort- be born)]

abortivalie.html - adj. & n.
--adj.

effecting abortion.

--n.

a drug or other agent that effects abortion.