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aborticide vs mifepristone

mifepristone vs aborticide

aborticide and mifepristone both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
aborticide Yes No No No
mifepristone Yes No No No
As nouns, mifepristone is a hyponym of aborticide; that is, mifepristone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than aborticide:
  • aborticide: a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion
  • mifepristone: an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU 486) developed in France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus sloughs off the embryo
Other hyponyms of aborticide include abortion pill, RU 486.
aborticide (noun) mifepristone (noun)
the act of destroying a fetus an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU 486) developed in France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus sloughs off the embryo
a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion
Difference between aborticide and mifepristone

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