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    ANTHELMINTIC

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal wormsplay

    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 wormsplay

    Synonyms:

    anthelminthic; anthelmintic; helminthic; parasiticidal

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    healthful (conducive to good health of body or mind)

    Derivation:

    anthelmintic (a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms)

    Credits

     Context examples: 

    An anthelmintic drug.

    (Levamisole, NCI Thesaurus)


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