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Answer for the clue "A medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms ", 10 letters:
helminthic

Word definitions for helminthic in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Helminthic \Hel*min"thic\, a. [Cf. F. helminthique.] Of or relating to worms, or Helminthes; expelling worms. -- n. A vermifuge; an anthelmintic.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
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 ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 Of or pertaining to worms; used especially of parasitic worms. 2 (context medicine English) Causing the expulsion of intestinal worms. n. (context medicine English) Any medicine that expels intestinal worms.

Usage examples of helminthic.

Even twilight could not hide the unsavoriness of the master's helminthic features.