Helminthic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Helminthic \Hel*min"thic\, a. [Cf. F. helminthique.]
     Of or relating to worms, or Helminthes; expelling worms. --
     n. A vermifuge; an anthelmintic.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  helminthic
       adj : capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms [syn: {anthelmintic},
              {anthelminthic}, {parasiticidal}]
       n : a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic
           intestinal worms [syn: {vermifuge}, {anthelmintic}, {anthelminthic}]