Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic, parasiticidal
(adjective) capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms
vermifuge, anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic
(noun) a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms
Source: WordNet® 3.1
helminthic (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to worms; used especially of parasitic worms.
(medicine) Causing the expulsion of intestinal worms.
helminthic (plural helminthics)
(medicine) Any medicine that expels intestinal worms.
Source: Wiktionary
Hel*min"thic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. helminthique.]
Definition: Of or relating to worms, or Helminthes; expelling worms.
– n.
Definition: A vermifuge; an anthelmintic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 June 2025
(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; “bodily needs”; “a corporal defect”; “corporeal suffering”; “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.