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s | abortive |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As an adjective abortive is

(obsolete) produced by abortion; born prematurely .

As a noun abortive is

(obsolete) that which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion .

As a verb abortive is

(obsolete) to cause an abortion; to render without fruit .

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Translingual

{{Basic Latin character info, previous=r, next=t, image= (wikipedia s)

Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    abortive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Produced by abortion; born prematurely.
    • an abortive child
  • Coming to naught; failing in its effect; miscarrying; fruitless; unsuccessful.
    • an abortive attempt
  • * 1799 edition, , Paradise Lost :
    • and with utter loss of being
    Threatens him, plung'd in that abortive gulf.
  • * (rfdate),
    • An abortive enterprise.
  • (biology) Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile.
    • an abortive organ
    an abortive stamen
    an abortive ovule
  • (medicine, rare, attributive) Causing abortion; abortifacient
    • abortive medicines
  • * (Parr)
  • (medicine) Cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease).
    • abortive treatment of typhoid fever
  • Made from the skin of a still-born animal.
    • abortive vellum

    Derived terms

    * abortiveness

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
  • * "Thou elvish-mark'd, abortive , rooting hog!" - Shakespeare, Richard III, I-iii
  • (obsolete) A fruitless effort or issue.
  • (obsolete) A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion, abortifacient.

    • Verb

    (abortiv)
  • (obsolete) To cause an abortion; to render without fruit.

    • References

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