Definition of anthelminthic Anthelminthic
an•thel•min•thic
We found 4 definitions of anthelminthic from 3 different sources.
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What does anthelminthic mean?
WordNet
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| anthelminthic - capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms | ||
| anthelmintic, helminthic, parasiticidal | ||
| healthful conducive to good health of body or mind; "a healthful climate"; "a healthful environment"; "healthful nutrition"; "healthful sleep"; "Dickens's relatively healthful exuberance" | ||
Noun |
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| anthelminthic - a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms | ||
| vermifuge, anthelmintic, helminthic | ||
| medicament, medicinal drug, medication, medicine the act of treating with medicines or remedies | ||
| mebendazole an anthelmintic used to treat hookworm and pinworm and roundworm infestations | ||
| piperazine vermifuge used to treat infestations by roundworms or pinworms | ||
| atabrine, mepacrine, quinacrine, quinacrine hydrochloride a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria | ||
| carbon dichloride, ethylene tetrachloride, tetrachlorethylene, tetrachloroethylene anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes | ||
| thiabendazole an antifungal agent and anthelmintic | ||
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Wiktionary 
- anthelminthic (Adjective)
Of use against intestinal worms.
Part of speech
🔤- anthelminthic, noun, singular of anthelminthics.
