vermifuge

American  

[vur-muh-fyooj] / ˈvɜr məˌfjudʒ /

adjective

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

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noun

1. a vermifuge medicine or agent.

vermifuge British  

/ ˈvɜːmɪˌfjuːdʒ /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• vermifugal
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of vermifuge

First recorded in 1690–1700; vermi- + -fuge

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Example Sentences

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vermifuge

He remembered hearing that vermifuge cures dogs of the "fits" and he saw no reason why it should not work on humans.

From Time Magazine Archive

In a dingy courtroom stinking of vermifuge, at Mays Landing, N. J., last week, two petty criminals stood before the bar of justice.

From Time Magazine Archive

Its efficacy as a vermifuge is unquestioned; but it should be used with caution.

From The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. by Fearing Burr

Nature knew that worms would intrude, and had provided her own vermifuge.

From Quacks and Grafters by Unknown

Both seeds and flowers are vermifuge, and are used as such in Brazil in doses of 8 grams in infusion or with an equal dose of castor oil.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas

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