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
It is drastic and digestive in addition to its anthelmintic action, but according to Rabuteau, boiling destroys the first property without affecting the others.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas
Smith.—Skunk cabbage is not only a good anti-spasmodic in all cases where such are indicated, but it is also a powerful emmenagogue, anthelmintic, and a valuable remedy in dropsy, in spasms, rheumatism, palpitations, etc.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anshutz
It is recommended as an anthelmintic; and in cold lencophlegmatic habits, as a stimulant, detergent, aperient, and sudorific.
From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by William Salisbury
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