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Answer for the clue "The act of destroying a fetus ", 10 letters:
aborticide

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide. 2 An agent responsible for an abortion (the destruction of a fetus); abortifacient.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Aborticide \A*bor"ti*cide\ ([.a]*b[^o]r"t[i^]*s[imac]d), n. [L. abortus + caedere to kill. See Abort .] (Med.) The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion [syn: abortifacient , abortion-inducing drug ] the act of destroying a fetus [syn: feticide ]

Usage examples of aborticide.

Two of the cadavers Larch had worked with in medical school had been victims of a rather common household aborticide of the time: turpentine.