ABORTIVE


Meaning of ABORTIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ əˈbɔ:tɪv ]

adj. 1 fruitless, unsuccessful, unfinished. 2 resulting in abortion. 3 Biol. (of an organ etc.) rudimentary; arrested in development. øøabortively adv. [ME f. OF abortif -ive f. L abortivus (as ABORT)]

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