vermifuge

Etymology

c 1720, vermi- +‎ -fuge, from Latin vermis (“worm”) + fugere (“to cause to flee”)

Adjective

vermifuge (comparative more vermifuge, superlative most vermifuge)

1. (medicine, dated) Referring to something that acts as a drug to cause expulsion or death of intestinal worms.

Noun

vermifuge (plural vermifuges)

1. (medicine, dated) A drug that causes the expulsion or death of intestinal worms, such as tapeworms.

Adjective

vermifuge (plural vermifuges)

1. (medicine) vermifuge

Noun

vermifuge m (plural vermifuges)

1. (medicine) vermifuge

Further reading

• “vermifuge” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).