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anthelminthic definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms [syn: anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic, parasiticidal] n
1: a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms [syn: vermifuge, anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Anthelmintic An`thel*min"tic ([a^]n`th[e^]l*m[i^]n"t[i^]k), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. "e`lmins, -inqos, worm, esp. a tapeworm, or mawworm..] (Med.) Good against intestinal worms. -- n. An anthelmintic remedy. [Written also anthelminthic.]