[syn: anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic, parasiticidal]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
anthelminthic \anthelminthic\, Anthelmintic
\An`thel*min"tic\([a^]n`th[e^]l*m[i^]n"t[i^]k), a. [Pref. anti-
+ Gr. "e`lmins, -inqos, worm, esp. a tapeworm, or mawworm.
See also helminth] (Med.)
capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms. -- n. An
anthelmintic remedy. [Written also anthelminthic.]
Syn: helminthic, parasiticidal
[1913 Webster WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
anthelmintic
adj 1: capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms [syn:
anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic,
parasiticidal]
n 1: a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic
intestinal worms [syn: vermifuge, anthelmintic,
anthelminthic, helminthic]