Dictionary entry

Anthelmintic

Webster's Dictionary 1913

An′thel‐min″tic (ăn′thĕl‐mĭn″tĭk), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. ἕλμινσ, -ινθοσ, worm, esp. a tapeworm, or mawworm..] (Med.) Good against intestinal worms. — n. An anthelmintic remedy. [Written also anthelminthic.]