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mifepristone

noun 12 letters Scrabble 19 WWF 22
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noun

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

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