abortive

adjective · noun · verbB1

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more abortive

Superlative

most abortive

1.
(obsolete)Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.
an abortive child
2.
Coming to nothing; failing in its effect. .
an abortive attempt
Đồng nghĩa: miscarrying, fruitless, unsuccessful, useless
3.
(biology) Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile.
an abortive organ
an abortive stamen
an abortive ovule
4.
(rare)(medicine, pharmacology, rare) Causing abortion; abortifacient.
5.
(medicine) Cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease).
abortive treatment of typhoid fever
6.
(medicine, of a disease) Having a short and mild progression, without pronounced symptoms.
7.
Made from the skin of a still-born animal.
abortive vellum

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

abortives

1.
(obsolete)Someone or something born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
2.
(obsolete)A fruitless effort.
3.
(obsolete)A medicine that causes abortion, an abortifacient.
4.
(obsolete)A medicine or treatment acting to halt or slow the progress of a disease.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

abortives

V_ing/Gerund

abortiving

V_ed/pp

abortived

1.
(obsolete, transitive)To cause an abortion; to render without fruit.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

miscarrying fruitless unsuccessful useless

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

First attested in 1382, with the meaning "causing stillbirth or miscarriage". From Middle English abortif, from Old French abortif, from Latin abortīvus (causing abortion), from aborior (miscarry, disappear), from ab (amiss) + orior (appear, be born, arise).