anthelmintic
/ænt.hɛlˈmɪntɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.71 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Example Sentences
- "Research is progressing well on finding native plants with anthelmintic properties."
- "The parasites thrive in an environment of dirt, and the main lines of precaution are those dictated by sanitary science. Malefern, santonine, thymol and other anthelmintic remedies are prescribed."
- "However, the lighter boiling constituents of tne oil are much less irritating and at the same time they are apparently more anthelmintic than the heavier fraction."
- "Our experiments indicate that this constituent is anthelmintic and also a gastrointestinal irritant, while the lighter portion of the oil is apparently even more anthelmintic and much less irritating."
- "The bark of the root is likewise valued as an anthelmintic in cases of tape-worm."
- "Rather than give a long list of the anthelmintics available, I will describe the helminths that cause problems and then suggest methods of control."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English ant- Ancient Greek ἕλμῐνς (hélmĭns)der. English helminth Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English anthelmintic From ant- + helminth + -ic; for some speakers, the prefix's t- and helminth's initial h- have become /θ/ while the final th of helminth has become t by dissimilation.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ænt.hɛlˈmɪntɪk/
- British English: /ænθɛlˈmɪntɪk/
Inflected Forms
more anthelmintic (comparative)
most anthelmintic (superlative)
anthelminthic (alternative)
antihelminthic (alternative)
antihelmintic (alternative)
anthelmintics (plural)