albendazole
/ˈalbɛndəzəʊl/Pharmacology
noun
An anthelmintic drug of the benzimidazole class which is effective against many nematodes, cestodes, and trematodes.
- Chemical name: methyl 6-(propylthio)-1H-benzoimidazol-2-yl-carbamate; C12H15N3O2S..
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Experientia. From al-, apparently an arbitrary element + -bendazole.