ivermectin

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Etymology

From di- +‎ avermectin.

Pronunciation

Noun

ivermectin (countable and uncountable, plural ivermectins)

  1. (medicine, pharmacology) A compound of the avermectin group, used as an anthelmintic in veterinary medicine and as a treatment for river blindness.
    Synonyms: (descriptive, during the COVID-19 pandemic) horse dewormer, (descriptive, during the COVID-19 pandemic) horse paste

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