anthelmintic

American  

[ant-hel-min-tik, an-thel-] / ˌænt hɛlˈmɪn tɪk, ˌæn θɛl- /

adjective

1. of or relating to a substance capable of destroying or eliminating parasitic worms, especially human intestinal helminths.

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noun

1. any such substance.

anthelmintic British  

/ ˌænθɛlˈmɪnθɪk, ˌænθɛlˈmɪntɪk, ˌæntɪhelˈmɪnθɪk /

noun

1. med another name for vermifuge

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Etymology

Origin of anthelmintic

First recorded in 1675–85; ant- + helmint(h)ic

Example Sentences

"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

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

L. E. D.—They are said to be aperient and anthelmintic.

From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by Salisbury, William

It is astringent, anthelmintic and antiperiodic, highly useful in chronic diarrhœa and dysentery, not only for its astringent effects but for its tonic and restorative action.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers