Definitions for abortiveness
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a•bor•tiveəˈbɔr tɪv(adj.)
failing to succeed; unsuccessful; fruitless:
an abortive rebellion.
born prematurely.
imperfectly developed; rudimentary.
producing or intended to produce abortion; abortifacient.
Category: Medicine
acting to halt progress of a disease.
Category: Medicine
Origin of abortive:
1300–50; < L abortīvus. See abort , -ive
a•bor′tive•ness(n.)
Wiktionary
abortiveness(Noun)
The quality of being abortive.
abortiveness(Noun)
The result or product of being abortive.
Webster Dictionary
Abortiveness(noun)
the quality of being abortive
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