Ăn’thel-mĭn’tĭc1, a.
(Synop., § 130), a. [N. Lat. anthelminticum, from Gr. ἀντί, against, and ἕλμινς, -ινθος, worm, esp. a tape-worm, or maw-worm.] (Med.) Destroying or expelling worms. [Written also anthelmintic.]
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Anthelmintic
Ăn`thel-mīnʹtic2, n.
n. A medicine which destroys or expels worms; a vermifuge.