anthelminthic meaning

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anthelminthic (adjective): capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms.

anthelminthic has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective and noun.

anthelminthic as an adjective

  1. capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms

    Synonyms: anthelmintic, helminthic, parasiticidal

    Similar: healthful

anthelminthic as a noun

  1. a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms

    Synonyms: vermifuge, anthelmintic, helminthic

    Type of: medicine

    Kinds: mebendazole, piperazine, quinacrine, tetrachlorethylene, thiabendazole, gentian violet

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