anthelmintic
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Is anthelmintic a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (pharmacology) Destructive to parasitic worms.Examples: "Research is progressing well on finding native plants with anthelmintic properties."; "The parasites thrive in an environment of dirt, and the main lines of precaution are those dictated by sanitary science. Malefern, santonine, thymol and other anthelmintic remedies are prescribed."; "However, the lighter boiling constituents of tne oil are much less irritating and at the same time they are apparently more anthelmintic than the heavier fraction."
noun (English)
1. (medicine) A drug for the treatment of worm infestation, either by killing the worms or by causing them to be expelled from the body.Examples: "The bark of the root is likewise valued as an anthelmintic in cases of tape-worm."; "Rather than give a long list of the anthelmintics available, I will describe the helminths that cause problems and then suggest methods of control."Synonyms: helminthic#Noun
Definition source: Wiktionary