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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any medicine that expels intestinal worms.
2. 2
   a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or pertaining to worms; used especially of parasitic worms. not-comparable
2. 2
   Causing the expulsion of intestinal worms. not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

anthelminthicanthelminticanthelminthicanthelminthicanthelminthicanthelmintic

Etymology

From helminth + -ic.

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