taeniacide

American

[tee-nee-uh-sahyd] / ˈti ni əˌsaɪd /

Or teniacide

noun

Pharmacology.

an agent that destroys tapeworms.

taeniacide British

/ ˈtiːnɪəˌsaɪd /

noun

a substance, esp a drug, that kills tapeworms

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Other Word Forms

taeniacidal

adjective

Etymology

Origin of taeniacide

First recorded in 1855–60; taenia + -cide

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