helminthic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms
    anthelmintic; anthelminthic; vermifuge.
  2. adjective satellite capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms
    anthelmintic; parasiticidal; anthelminthic.

WordNet

Hel*min"thic adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. helminthique.
Definitions
  1. Of or relating to worms, or Helminthes; expelling worms. -- n. A vermifuge; an anthelmintic.

Webster 1913