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Meaning of HELMINTHIC

Pronunciation:  hel'minthik

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms
  2. [adj]  capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms
 
 Synonyms: anthelminthic, anthelminthic, anthelmintic, anthelmintic, healthful, parasiticidal, vermifuge
 
 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
 
 Definition: 
\Hel*min"thic\, a. [Cf. F. helminthique.]
Of or relating to worms, or Helminthes; expelling worms. --
n. A vermifuge; an anthelmintic.
 

 

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