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ANTHELMINTIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms
Synonyms:
anthelminthic; anthelmintic; helminthic; vermifuge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("anthelmintic" is a kind of...):
medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anthelmintic"):
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)
crystal violet; gentian violet (a green crystal (violet in water) used as a dye or stain or bactericide or fungicide or anthelmintic or burn treatment)
Derivation:
anthelmintic (capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms
Synonyms:
anthelminthic; anthelmintic; helminthic; parasiticidal
Classified under:
Similar:
healthful (conducive to good health of body or mind)
Derivation:
anthelmintic (a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms)
Context examples:
An anthelmintic drug.
(Levamisole, NCI Thesaurus)
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