Definition of helminthic Helminthic
hel•min•thic
We found 8 definitions of helminthic from 4 different sources.
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What does helminthic mean?
WordNet
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| helminthic - capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms | ||
| anthelmintic, anthelminthic, 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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| helminthic - a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms | ||
| vermifuge, anthelmintic, anthelminthic | ||
| 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 
- helminthic (Noun)
Any medicine that expels intestinal worms. - helminthic (Adjective)
Of or pertaining to worms; used especially of parasitic worms. - helminthic (Adjective)
Causing the expulsion of intestinal worms.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- helminthic (a.)
Of or relating to worms, or Helminthes; expelling worms. - helminthic (n.)
A vermifuge; an anthelmintic.
Part of speech
🔤- helminthic, noun, singular of helminthics.
