Antiparasitic

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A pesticide that counters infection by parasites
Adjective
  1. 1
    That counters infection by parasites

Example

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"Antiparasitic drugs are given each year to manage the worm infections. The drugs are not usually dispensed at the same time for all of the diseases. Public health officials say time and resources could be saved if all three drugs could be doled out simultaneously."

Etymology

From anti- + parasitic.

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