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anthelmintics

anthelmintics is the plural of anthelmintic.

Meaning of anthelmintic

Noun

anthelmintic (plural anthelmintics)

  1. A drug for the treatment of worm infestation, either by killing the worms or by causing them to be expelled from the body.
    • The bark of the root is likewise valued as an anthelmintic in cases of tape-worm.1911, Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, Pomegranate
    Synonyms:
    helminthic

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Questions about anthelmintics

What is anthelmintics the plural of?
Anthelmintics is the plural of anthelmintic.

Words near anthelmintics in the dictionary

  1. anthelmint
  2. anthelminthic
  3. anthelminthics
  4. anthelmintic
  5. anthelmintically
  6. anthelmintics
  7. anthelmints
  8. anthelone
  9. anthem
  10. anthemed
  11. anthemia

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