anthelmintic
Meaning of anthelmintic
adjective
(chiefly of medicines) used to destroy parasitic worms.
noun
an anthelmintic medicine.
late 17th century (as an adjective): from anth- (variant of anti ‘against’) + Greek helmins, helminth- ‘worm’ + -ic.
Information about anthelmintic
- The plural form of anthelmintic is: anthelmintics.
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Hyphenation of anthelmintic
an-thelmintic
- It consists of 2 syllables and 12 chars.
- anthelmintic is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
anthelmintic synonyms
Meaning anthelminthic:
anthelminthic, helminthic, parasiticidal
Meaning vermifuge:
vermifuge, anthelminthic, helminthic
Translation of anthelmintic
- Spanish: antihelmíntico
- French: anthelminthique
- Portuguese: vermífugo
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