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Answer for the clue "A medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms ", 13 letters:
anthelminthic

Word definitions for anthelminthic in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Of use against intestinal worms.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
anthelminthic \anthelminthic\, Anthelmintic \An`thel*min"tic\([a^]n`th[e^]l*m[i^]n"t[i^]k), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. "e`lmins, -inqos, worm, esp. a tapeworm, or mawworm. See also helminth ] (Med.) capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms. -- n. An ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms [syn: anthelmintic , helminthic , parasiticidal ] n. a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms [syn: vermifuge , anthelmintic , helminthic ]