ivermectin
iver·mec·tin
noun \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
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
First Known Use: 1981
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