Definition of vermifuge Vermifuge
ver•mi•fuge
We found 5 definitions of vermifuge from 4 different sources.
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What does vermifuge mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: vermifuges |
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| vermifuge - a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms | ||
| anthelmintic, anthelminthic, 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 
- vermifuge (Noun)
A drug that causes the expulsion or death of intestinal worms, such as tapeworms. - vermifuge (Adjective)
Referring to something that acts as a drug to cause expulsion or death of intestinal worms.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- vermifuge (n.)
A medicine or substance that expels worms from animal bodies; an anthelmintic.
Part of speech
🔤- vermifuge, noun, singular of vermifuges.
