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anthelminthic, a. and n. Med.|ænθɪlˈmɪnθɪk|
Also erron. -mintic.
[mod. f. anth- + Gr. ἕλµινθ- (ἕλµινς) a worm + -ic.]
A. adj. Of use against intestinal worms.
1684tr. Bonet's Merc. Compit. x. 365 All bitter things are Anthelminthick. 1830Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 96 The Cochin-chinese consider that plant [Ficus septica] caustic and anthelmintic. 1871Kingsley At Last xiii, Their bitter anthelminthic oil.
B. n. An anthelmintic medicine.
1706Phillips, Anthelminticks, Medicines that destroy Worms in Humane Bodies. 1714Fuller Pharmacopœia (ed. 2) 76 The Decoction called Sacrum..is a most noble..Anthelminthic. Ibid. 203 Give Anthelminthics..to make the Worms weak and languishing. 1876Harley Mat. Med. 407 Turpentine is chiefly employed internally as an anthelmintic. |