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Anthelmintic

Anthelmintic Meaning & Definition
Anthelmintic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Anthelmintic?

[n] a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms
[adj] capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms

Synonyms | Synonyms for Anthelmintic: anthelminthic | anthelminthic | healthful | helminthic | helminthic | parasiticidal | vermifuge

Related Terms | Find terms related to Anthelmintic:

See Also | Atabrine | carbon dichloride | crystal violet | ethylene tetrachloride | gentian violet | mebendazole | medicament | medication | medicinal drug | medicine | mepacrine | piperazine | quinacrine | quinacrine hydrochloride | tetrachlorethylene | tetrachloroethylene | thiabendazole

Anthelmintic In Webster's Dictionary

\An`thel*min"tic\ ([a^]n`th[e^]l*m[i^]n"t[i^]k), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. "e`lmins, -inqos, worm, esp. a tapeworm, or mawworm..] (Med.) Good against intestinal worms. -- n. An anthelmintic remedy. [Written also {anthelminthic}.]

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