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