anthelmintic
Americanadjective
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of anthelmintic
First recorded in 1675–85; ant- + helmint(h)ic
Example Sentences
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"Parasites are becoming less susceptible to the few anthelmintic drugs available, so there's an urgent need to find new compounds."
From Science Daily ● May 8, 2024
Developed by the Wellcome Research Laboratories in Beckenham, UK, in 1944 as an anthelmintic drug to combat parasitic worms in livestock, it was subsequently investigated as a potential antidepressant.
From Nature ● Jun. 15, 2011
Infusion of cusco is sometimes used as an anthelmintic, so is wormwood, and the liquid extract of male fern, and in America spigelia root and pumpkin seeds.
From Dogs and All about Them by Leighton, Robert
Uses.—The dried and pulverized kernel of the seed is used as an anthelmintic in doses of 1½–2 grams both in India and Brazil.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
L. E. D.-About forty years ago, the anthelmintic virtues of the root of this plant were discovered by the Indians; since which time it has been much used here.
From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by Salisbury, William
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