anthelminthic (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *anthelminthic*:
ADJECTIVE	all	anthelminthic, anthelmintic, helminthic, parasiticidal	capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms
NOUN	artifact	anthelminthic, vermifuge, anthelmintic, helminthic	a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms

English > *anthelminthic*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms.
Synonyms	anthelmintic, helminthic, parasiticidal
Broader	healthful	conducive to good health of body or mind
Spanish	antihelmíntico, helmíntico, parasiticida
Nouns	anthelminthic	a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms

English > *anthelminthic*: 2 senses > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms.
Synonyms	vermifuge, anthelmintic, helminthic
Narrower	gentian violet, crystal violet	A green crystal (violet in water) used as a dye or stain or bactericide or fungicide or anthelmintic or burn treatment
	mebendazole	An anthelmintic used to treat hookworm and pinworm and roundworm infestations
	piperazine	vermifuge used to treat infestations by roundworms or pinworms
	quinacrine, quinacrine hydrochloride, mepacrine, Atabrine	A drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria
	tetrachlorethylene, tetrachloroethylene, ethylene tetrachloride, carbon dichloride	anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes
	thiabendazole	An antifungal agent and anthelmintic
Broader	medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug	(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Spanish	antihelmíntico, vermífugo
Catalan	antihelmíntic, vermífug
Adjectives	anthelminthic	capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms

HyperDic: anthelminthic