Meaning of ANTHELMINTIC
| Pronunciation: | | `anthel'mintik
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- [n] a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms
- [adj] capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms
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ANTHELMINTIC is a 12 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | anthelminthic, anthelminthic, healthful, helminthic, helminthic, parasiticidal, vermifuge |
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| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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