vermifuge

[ vur-muh-fyooj ]

/ ˈvɜr məˌfyudʒ /

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adjective

serving to expel worms or other animal parasites from the intestines, as a medicine.

noun

a vermifuge medicine or agent.

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Origin of vermifuge

First recorded in1690–1700; vermi- + -fuge

Words nearby vermifuge

vermiculite, vermiculture, vermiform, vermiform appendix, vermiform process, vermifuge, vermilion, vermilion rockfish, vermin, verminate, vermination

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How to use vermifuge in a sentence

A similar preparation is also made from coal-soot, which is reputed antispasmodic and vermifuge.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
Vermifuge; either combined with or followed by a purge after the third or fourth dose.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
The unripe fruit is very acrid, and its juice in tropical countries is used as a vermifuge.
Birds and All Nature, Vol. V, No. 3, March 1899|Various
A tincture of the pericarp has been made (1 part to 10 of alcohol) and given internally as a vermifuge in doses of 2–10 drops.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera

In India they give internally 6–12 grams as a vermifuge, and for dyspepsia with “heartburn.”
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera

British Dictionary definitions for vermifuge

vermifuge

/ (ˈvɜːmɪˌfjuːdʒ) /

noun

any drug or agent able to destroy or expel intestinal worms; an anthelmintic

Derived forms of vermifuge

vermifugal (ˌvɜːmɪˈfjuːɡəl), adjective

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