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VERMICIDE
vermicide
(noun) an agent that kills worms (especially those in the intestines)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
vermicide (plural vermicides)
Any substance used to kill worms, especially parasitic intestinal worms
Anagrams
• decemviri
Source: Wiktionary
Ver"mi*cide, n. Etym: [L. vermis a worm + caedere to kill.]
Definition: A medicine which destroys intestinal worms; a worm killer. Pereira.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNINFORMATIVELY
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”
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