levamisole

noun

le·​vam·​i·​sole lə-ˈva-mə-ˌsōl 

: an anthelmintic drug C₁₁H₁₂N₂S administered in the form of its hydrochloride that also possesses immunomodulatory properties and has been used especially in the treatment of colon cancer but is now withdrawn from use because of its link to serious blood disorders

Examples of levamisole in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Its chemical structure resembled a drug called levamisole, which is used to treat livestock infected with parasitic nematodes, but the compound had different effects on the worms. —Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 25 May 2023

News broke in early March that Art Collector was one of three horses trained by Sharp to test positive for levamisole, a deworming agent, and the horse was stripped of his victory and purse money from the Nov. 30 victory. —Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 23 Aug. 2020

News broke in early March that Art Collector was one of three horses trained by Sharp to test positive for levamisole, a deworming agent, and the horse was stripped of his victory and purse money from a Nov. 30 victory at Churchill Downs. —Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 7 Aug. 2020

News broke in early March that Art Collector was one of three horses to test positive for levamisole, a deworming agent, and the horse was stripped of his victory and purse money from the Nov. 30 victory. —Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 12 July 2020

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from lev- + -amisole (alteration of imidazole)

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

levamisole

noun

le·​vam·​i·​sole lə-ˈvam-ə-ˌsōl 

: an anthelmintic drug administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₁H₁₂N₂S·HCl that also possesses immunomodulatory properties and has been used especially in the treatment of colon cancer but is now withdrawn from use because of its link to serious blood disorders