anthelmintic meaning

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

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

anthelmintic as an adjective

  1. capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms

    Synonyms: anthelminthic, helminthic, parasiticidal

    Similar: healthful

anthelmintic as a noun

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

    Synonyms: vermifuge, anthelminthic, helminthic

    Type of: medicine

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

Scrabble score: 19 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AN · words ending in IC · 12-letter words

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