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vermicide

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any substance used to kill worms, especially parasitic intestinal worms

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug, agent

History

Etymology

From Latin vermis (“worm”) + -cide.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: лекарство против глисти (lekarstvo protiv glisti) — Any substance used to kill worms
  • Catalan: vermicida — Any substance used to kill worms
  • Dutch: wormendodend middel — Any substance used to kill worms
  • Finnish: matolääke — Any substance used to kill worms
  • Finnish: vermisidi — Any substance used to kill worms
  • French: vermicide — Any substance used to kill worms
  • Georgian: ვერმიციდი (vermicidi) — Any substance used to kill worms
  • Georgian: ჭიის წამალი (č̣iis c̣amali) — Any substance used to kill worms
  • Icelandic: ormadeyðir — Any substance used to kill worms
  • Italian: vermicida — Any substance used to kill worms
  • Polish: środek przeciw robakom — Any substance used to kill worms
  • Polish: środek przeciw tasiemcom — Any substance used to kill worms
  • Volapük: tavummedin — Any substance used to kill worms