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Anthelmintic definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ANTHELMIN'TIC, a. [against, and a worm.] Good against worms.
ANTHELMIN'TIC, n. A remedy for worms in the intestines.

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]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: anti- + Greek helminth-, helmis worm Date: 1684 expelling or destroying parasitic worms especially of the intestine • anthelmintic noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

(also anthelminthic) n. & adj. --n. any drug or agent used to destroy parasitic, esp. intestinal, worms, e.g. tapeworms, roundworms, and flukes. --adj. having the power to eliminate or destroy parasitic worms. Etymology: ANTI- + Gk helmins helminthos worm

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.]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Vermifuge, helminthagogue.