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An agent that kills worms (especially those in the intestines)
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vermicide
Word definitions for vermicide in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an agent that kills worms (especially those in the intestines)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Vermicide \Ver"mi*cide\, n. [L. vermis a worm + caedere to kill.] A medicine which destroys intestinal worms; a worm killer. --Pereira.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any substance used to kill worms, especially parasitic intestinal worms
Usage examples of vermicide.
Fortunately, I had an adequate supply of a vermicide, normal butyl chloride, in liquid form, that I mixed with mineral oil and administered by stomach tube, causing the dogs to expel hookworms by the thousands.