anthelmintic

[ ant-hel-min-tik, an-thel- ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to a substance capable of destroying or eliminating parasitic worms, especially human intestinal helminths.

noun
  1. any such substance.

Origin of anthelmintic

1
First recorded in 1675–85; ant- + helmint(h)ic

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British Dictionary definitions for anthelmintic

anthelmintic

anthelminthic (ˌænθɛlˈmɪnθɪk) or antihelminthic (ˌæntɪhelˈmɪnθɪk)

/ (ˌænθɛlˈmɪntɪk) /


noun
  1. med another name for vermifuge

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