Meanings
plural ivermectins
- countableuncountablemedicineA compound of the avermectin group, used as an anthelmintic in veterinary medicine and as a treatment for river blindness.
Dr. Yu has refused the ivermectin requests, he said, but he knows some of his colleagues have not.
2021 August 30, Emma Goldberg, “Demand Surges for Deworming Drug for Covid, Despite Scant Evidence It Works”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 03 Sep 20211 more example
Perhaps the most egregious example of shifting the standards of evidence comes when the report discusses the off-label use of drugs such as chloroquine and ivermectin.
2024 December 11, John Timmer, “New congressional report: “COVID-19 most likely emerged from a laboratory””, in Ars Technica, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2024Synonyms: horse dewormer, horse paste
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA compound of the avermectin group, used as an anthelmintic in veterinary medicine and as a treatment for river blindness.
Origin
Translations
Finnish ivermektiini
- ivermektiinicompound
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ivermectin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ivermectin
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