Anthelmintic Definition
ănthĕl-mĭntĭk, ănthĕl-
adjective
Killing or ejecting intestinal worms.
Webster's New World
Acting to expel or destroy parasitic intestinal worms.
American Heritage Medicine
(medicine) Destructive to parasitic intestinal worms.
Research is progressing well on finding native plants with anthelmintic properties.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- helminthic
- anthelminthic
- parasiticidal
noun
An anthelmintic medicine.
Webster's New World
An agent that destroys or causes the expulsion of parasitic intestinal worms.
American Heritage Medicine
(medicine) A drug for the treatment of intestinal worm infestation, either by killing the worms or by causing them to be expelled from the body.
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Synonyms:
Other Word Forms of Anthelmintic
Noun
Singular:
anthelmintic
Plural:
anthelminticsOrigin of Anthelmintic
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From ant- + helminth + -ic. The second th has become t by dissimilation.
From Wiktionary
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ant(i)– Greek helmins helminth- worm wel-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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