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anthelmintic

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌænθɛlˈmɪntɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ant′hel min′tik, an′thel-)

ant•hel•min•tic (ant′hel min′tik, an′thel-),USA pronunciation [Pharm.]
adj.

Drugsof or pertaining to a substance capable of destroying or eliminating parasitic worms, esp. human intestinal helminths.

Drugsany such substance.

ant- + helmint(h)ic 1675–85

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anthelmintic /ˌænθɛlˈmɪntɪk/, anthelminthic /ˌænθɛlˈmɪnθɪk/, antihelminthic /ˌæntɪhelˈmɪnθɪk/ n

another name for vermifuge

'anthelmintic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

antimony potassium tartrate - phenothiazine - santonin - thymol - vermifuge - ant - bitter herb - diethylcarbamazine - gentian violet - kamala - mebendazole - metrifonate - niridazole - piperazine - wormseed - Yerba Buena

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