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Vermicide

Vermicide \Ver"mi*cide\, n. [L. vermis a worm + caedere to kill.] A medicine which destroys intestinal worms; a worm killer.
--Pereira.

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vermicide

n. Any substance used to kill worms, especially parasitic intestinal worms

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vermicide

n. an agent that kills worms (especially those in the intestines)

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.