First Known Use: 1981
Dictionary
ivermectin
noun iver·mec·tin \ˌī-vər-ˈmek-tən\
Definition of IVERMECTIN
: a drug mixture of two structurally similar semisynthetic lactones that is used in veterinary medicine as an anthelmintic, acaricide, and insecticide and in human medicine to treat onchocerciasis
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Origin of IVERMECTIN
perhaps from di- + New Latin avermitilis (specific epithet of Streptomyces avermitilis, bacterium from which it is derived) + English -ect- (of unknown origin) + 1-in
Medical Dictionary
ivermectin
noun iver·mec·tin \ˌī-vər-ˈmek-tən\
Medical Definition of IVERMECTIN
: a drug mixture of two structurally similar semisynthetic macrocyclic lactones that is used in veterinary medicine as an anthelmintic, acaricide, and insecticide and in human medicine to treat onchocerciasis
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