The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
vermifugal — SYN: anthelmintic (2). [vermi + L. fugo, to chase away] * * * ver·mif·u·gal vər mif yə gəl, .vər mə fyü gəl adj serving to destroy or expel parasitic worms: ANTHELMINTIC * * * ver·mif·u·gal (vər mifґu gəl) anthelmintic (def. 1) … Medical dictionary
vermifugal — adj. fatal to worms, kills worms … English contemporary dictionary
vermifugal — ver·mif·u·gal … English syllables
vermifugal — |vər|mifyəgəl, |vərmə|fyüg adjective Etymology: vermifuge (II) + al : vermifuge … Useful english dictionary
anthelmintic — 1. An agent that destroys or expels intestinal worms. SYN: anthelminthic, antihelminthic, helminthagogue, helminthic (2), helmintic (2), vermifuge. 2. Having the power to destroy or expel intestinal worms. SYN … Medical dictionary
vermicide — n. substance killing worms. ♦ vermicular, ♦ vermiform, a. worm like. ♦ vermiculate, v.t. decorate with worm like markings; a. worm like; worm eaten. ♦ vermifugal, a. expelling worms. ♦ vermifuge, n. vermifugal substance. ♦ … Dictionary of difficult words
Vermifuge — Ver mi*fuge, n. [Cf. F. vermifuge. See {Vermifugal}.] (Med.) A medicine or substance that expels worms from animal bodies; an anthelmintic. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vermifuge — SYN: anthelmintic (1). [vermi + L. fugo, to chase away] * * * ver·mi·fuge vər mə .fyüj n a vermifugal agent: ANTHELMINTIC * * * n. any drug or chemical agent used to expel worms from the intestine. See also anthelmintic. * * * ver·mi·fuge… … Medical dictionary
-fugal1 — [L., fugare to put to flight] a word termination implying banishing, or driving away, affixed to a stem designating the object of banishment, as vermifugal, expelling parasitic worms, or febrifugal, relieving or dispelling fever … Medical dictionary
Allium — spp. Garlic (E); Onion (E); Agu (Cu); Aguakalat (Cu); Ajo Cebolla (S); Dawawat (Cu); Palu ; Pida (Ch) . Presently unknown in the wild, onion has been used more than 4000 years. Garlic, A. sativum L., is regarded as antiseptic, bactericidal,… … EthnoBotanical Dictionary
