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| anthelmintic [ ánthəl míntik ] or anthelminthic [ anthel mínthik ] |
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destructive to parasitic worms: describes a natural or pharmaceutical substance that destroys or expels intestinal parasitic worms
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noun (plural anthelmintics) (plural anthelminthics) |
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substance killing parasitic worms: a natural or pharmaceutical substance that kills or expels intestinal parasitic worms
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| [Late 17th century. < Greek anti 'against' + helminth- 'worm'] |
