vermifuge
noun [ C ] uk/ˈvɜː.mɪ.fjuːdʒ/ us/ˈvɜ˞ː.mə.fjuːdʒ/
驱蠕虫的药;驱肠虫的药
a medicine that is used to destroy worms that live as parasites in the bodies of other living creatures and feed from them
Nicotine is commercially obtained from tobacco scraps and is used as an insecticide and as a veterinary vermifuge. 尼古丁通过商业方式从烟草废料中提取，用作杀虫剂和兽医驱肠虫药。
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- The powdered leaves have also been employed as a vermifuge.
- He was interested in the medical applications of beets and carrots as vermifuges.
- The Chiltepin has been traditionally used in Mexico as a food, medicine, and vermifuge.
- McGuffie & Co. of Liverpool produced vermifuges and Stomach and Liver Capsules.