anthelmintic
of or relating to a substance capable of destroying or eliminating parasitic worms, especially human intestinal helminths.
any such substance.
Origin of anthelmintic
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How to use anthelmintic in a sentence
The hairs of the pods of Mucuna pruriens, &c., constitute the substance called cow-itch, a mechanical anthelmintic.
The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare | Henry Nicholson Ellacombeanthelmintic, an-thel-mint′ik, adj. destroying or expelling worms.
In India the seeds are given internally for their anthelmintic and carminative effect; the dose is one teaspoonful twice a day.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines | T. H. Pardo de TaveraThe anthelmintic dose of the essential oil is 5–15 drops with powdered sugar.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines | T. H. Pardo de TaveraThe anthelmintic polyporus is employed in Burmah as a vermifuge.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. | George Francis Atkinson
British Dictionary definitions for anthelmintic
anthelminthic (ˌænθɛlˈmɪnθɪk) or antihelminthic (ˌæntɪhelˈmɪnθɪk)
/ (ˌænθɛlˈmɪntɪk) /
med another name for vermifuge
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