Oct. 27th, 2017

prettygoodword: text: words are sexy (Default)
anthelmintic (ant-hel-MIN-tik, an-thel-MIN-tik) - n., an agent that destroys or causes the expulsion of parasitic intestinal worms. adj., having such ability.


That looks a little odd, and that first pronunciation VERY odd, till you realize that the first element is ant(i)- -- the second part being Greek helminth-, stem of hélmins, intestinal worm. I have a feeling I've run this before, but it's pretty good enough to repeat.

---L.

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