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vermifuge

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈvɜːmɪˌfjuːdʒ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(vûr′mə fyo̅o̅j′)

ver•mi•fuge (vûr′mə fyo̅o̅j′),USA pronunciation adj.

Drugsserving to expel worms or other animal parasites from the intestines, as a medicine.

Drugsa vermifuge medicine or agent.

vermi- + -fuge 1690–1700

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vermifuge /ˈvɜːmɪˌfjuːdʒ/ n

any drug or agent able to destroy or expel intestinal worms; an anthelmintic

vermifugal /ˌvɜːmɪˈfjuːɡ^əl/ adj

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

anthelmintic - -fuge - santonica - vermi- - horehound - oil of turpentine - phenothiazine - pink root - wormwood

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