ivermectin
UK/ˌʌɪ.vəˈmɛk.tɪn/US/ˌaɪ.vɚˈmɛk.tɪn/
ivermectin noun: a compound of the avermectin group, used as an anthelmintic in veterinary medicine and as a treatment for river blindness.
Noun
ivermectin (countable and uncountable, plural ivermectins)
- A compound of the avermectin group, used as an anthelmintic in veterinary medicine and as a treatment for river blindness.
- Dr. Yu has refused the ivermectin requests, he said, but he knows some of his colleagues have not.2021 August 30, Emma Goldberg, “Demand Surges for Deworming Drug for Covid, Despite Scant Evidence It Works”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 03 Sep 2021
- Perhaps the most egregious example of shifting the standards of evidence comes when the report discusses the off-label use of drugs such as chloroquine and ivermectin.2024 December 11, John Timmer, “New congressional report: “COVID-19 most likely emerged from a laboratory””, in Ars Technica, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2024
- Synonyms:
- horse dewormer, horse paste
ivermectin meaning in Bengali
ivermectin in Bengali
- অ্যাভারমেকটিন গ্রুপের একটি যৌগ
Synonyms of ivermectin
- horse dewormer
- horse paste
Forms of ivermectin
| plural | ivermectins |
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Origin of ivermectin
From di- + avermectin.
Words formed from ivermectin
Questions about ivermectin
- What does ivermectin mean?
- Ivermectin means a compound of the avermectin group, used as an anthelmintic in veterinary medicine and as a treatment for river blindness.
- What is ivermectin in Bengali?
- Ivermectin in Bengali is অ্যাভারমেকটিন গ্রুপের একটি যৌগ. See Ivermectin meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is ivermectin?
- Ivermectin is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ivermectin?
- Ivermectin is pronounced /ˌʌɪ.vəˈmɛk.tɪn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of ivermectin?
- The plural of ivermectin is ivermectins.
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