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pyrantel

pyrantel noun: an antinematodal thiophene.

Noun

pyrantel (uncountable)

  1. An antinematodal thiophene.

Origin of pyrantel

From pyr(imidine) + -antel (“anthelmintic”).

Words formed from pyrantel

  • pyrantel pamoate
  • pyrantel embonate

Questions about pyrantel

What does pyrantel mean?
Pyrantel means an antinematodal thiophene.
What part of speech is pyrantel?
Pyrantel is a noun.

Words near pyrantel in the dictionary

  1. pyranosides
  2. pyranosidic
  3. pyranosyl
  4. pyranosyls
  5. pyrans
  6. pyrantel
  7. pyrargyrite
  8. pyrargyrites
  9. pyrate
  10. pyrates
  11. pyrathiazine

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