ANTHELMINTIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anthelmintic mean? 

• ANTHELMINTIC (noun)
  The noun ANTHELMINTIC has 1 sense:

1. a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms

  Familiarity information: ANTHELMINTIC used as a noun is very rare.

• ANTHELMINTIC (adjective)
  The adjective ANTHELMINTIC has 1 sense:

1. capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms

  Familiarity information: ANTHELMINTIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANTHELMINTIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

anthelminthic; anthelmintic; helminthic; vermifuge

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)

• ANTHELMINTIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms

Synonyms:

anthelminthic; anthelmintic; helminthic; parasiticidal

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 

Ivermectin exerts its anthelmintic effect via activating glutamate-gated chloride channels expressed on nematode neurons and pharyngeal muscle cells.

(Ivermectin, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic benzimidazole derivate and anthelmintic agent.

(Mebendazole, NCI Thesaurus)

It is a type of antibacterial, antiprotozoal, and anthelmintic.

(Metronidazole, NCI Dictionary)

Dichlorophen is used as a veterinary fungicide, anthelmintic, and anti-protozoan, as well as an ingredient in antimicrobial soaps and shampoos.

(Dichlorophen, NCI Thesaurus)

It is type of antibacterial, antiprotozoal, and anthelmintic.

(Flagyl, NCI Dictionary)

This class consists of anthelmintics and antiprotozoals.

(Antiparasitic Agent, NCI Thesaurus)

Chenopodium oil is considered to be toxic but has been used for its anthelmintic properties.

(Chenopodium Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Davana oil is used in making perfumes and can be processed to yield the anthelmintic chemical santonin.

(Davana Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Hexachloroethane was used as an anthelmintic to treat fascioliasis in cattle and sheep, in refining aluminum alloys, in smoke bombs and pyrotechnic and as a degassing agent and polymer additive.

(Hexachloroethane, NCI Thesaurus)

A broad-spectrum, synthetic benzimidazole-derivative anthelmintic.

(Albendazole, NCI Thesaurus)