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Anthelminthic

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anthelmintic, anthelminthic or antihelminthic (ˌænθɛlˈmɪntɪk, ˌænθɛlˈmɪnθɪk, ˌæntɪhelˈmɪnθɪk)
 
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med another name for vermifuge
 
anthelminthic, anthelminthic or antihelminthic
 
n
 
antihelminthic, anthelminthic or antihelminthic
 
n

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Anthelminthic is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
WordNet
anthelminthic

adjective
1. capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms [syn: anthelmintic

noun
1. a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms [syn: vermifuge
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