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Taeniacide meaning


A taeniacide is a substance that kills tapeworms. This makes it a class of antihelminthic agent.

Contents

It gets its name from the genus Taenia.

Taeniacide how to pronounce it


Examples

Natural taeniacides include pumpkin seed, cucumber and pomegranate.

Some synthetic taeniacides include diatrizoic acid, praziquantel, bunamidine and niclosamide.

References

Taeniacide Wikipedia


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