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anthelmintic

ant·hel·min·tic [ ànt hel míntik, àn thel míntik ] or ant·hel·min·thic [ ànt hel mínthik, àn thel mínthik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
destructive to parasitic worms: describes a natural or pharmaceutical substance that destroys or expels intestinal parasitic worms



noun  (plural ant·hel·min·tics) (plural ant·hel·min·thics)
Definition:
 
substance killing parasitic worms: a natural or pharmaceutical substance that kills or expels intestinal parasitic worms

[Late 17th century. < Greek anti "against" + helminth- "worm"]
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