Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A white compound, C10H7N3S, used medically as an antifungal agent and as an anthelmintic.

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  • noun chemistry a tricyclic heterocyclic compound used as a fungicide, parasiticide and preservative

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  • noun an antifungal agent and anthelmintic

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[thia(zole) + ben(zo)– + (imi)d(e) + azole.]

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Examples

  • Begin now giving hookworm medicine such as thiabendazole and folic acid (see Where There Is No Doctor).

    Chapter 6 1983

  • Therefore, if you suspect a person has roundworm in addition to other worms, it is wise to treat first with piperazine before giving thiabendazole.

    Chapter 31 1993

  • Because thiabendazole causes more side effects than mebendazole or albendazole, it should only be used for worms when these medicines are not available, or for worm infections that are not inside the gut.

    Chapter 31 1993

  • · Give metronidazole or thiabendazole to help reduce discomfort and make it easier to slowly pull out the worm.

    Chapter 32 1993

  • - Do not administer if allergy to thiabendazole, renal or liver failure.

    Chapter 4 1993

  • Dosage for thiabendazole - (25 mg./kg./day): - 500 mg. tablets or mixture with 1 gm. in 5 mg -

    Chapter 31 1993

  • Washing or dipping in a chemical sterilant such as calcium hypochlorite, or a fungicide, eg benomyl, dicloran or thiabendazole has been recommended.

    Chapter 30 1987

  • Control methods rely mainly on the use of disease-free and sterilised planting material, eg dipped in thiabendazole or benomyl.

    Chapter 30 1987

  • The last is the most serious, though control can be effected by copper-based fungicides or thiabendazole.

    Chapter 8 1987

  • The vast majority of the organic apples with thiabendazole fell within the range measured on conventional apples.

    CBC | Top Stories News 2011

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