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bephenium

bephenium noun: an anthelmintic agent formerly used in the treatment of hookworm infections and ascariasis.

Noun

bephenium (uncountable)

  1. An anthelmintic agent formerly used in the treatment of hookworm infections and ascariasis.

Origin of bephenium

From be(nzyl) + phen(oxy) + -ium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

Words formed from bephenium

Questions about bephenium

What does bephenium mean?
Bephenium means an anthelmintic agent formerly used in the treatment of hookworm infections and ascariasis.
What part of speech is bephenium?
Bephenium is a noun.

Words near bephenium in the dictionary

  1. bepestering
  2. bepesters
  3. bepetticoated
  4. bepewed
  5. bephallused
  6. bephenium
  7. bephenium hydroxynaphthoate
  8. bepilgrimed
  9. bepillared
  10. bepimpled
  11. bepinch

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