About The Word Anthelmintic
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Anthelmintic
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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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