levamisole

le va mi sole |ləˈvaməˌsōl ləˈvæməsoʊl | ▶noun Medicine a synthetic compound used as an anthelmintic drug (esp. in animals ) and in cancer chemotherapy. [A polycyclic imidazole derivative; chem. formula: C 11 H 12 N 2 S. ] ORIGIN 1960s: from levo- (it being a levorotatory isomer ) + (tetra )misole, the name of an anthelmintic drug.

levamisole

levamisole |lɪˈvamɪsəʊl | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a synthetic compound used as an anthelmintic drug (especially in animals ) and in cancer chemotherapy. ●A polycyclic imidazole derivative; chem. formula: C 11 H 12 N 2 S. ORIGIN 1960s: from levo- (it being a laevorotatory isomer ) + (tetra )misole, the name of an anthelmintic drug.