helminth, helm in the

[Greek helmins (gen it. helminthos )=a worm, spec. a tapeworm or mawworm, from eileō; Attic heileō -to roll up.] 1. Zool. (of the form helminth ): An intestinal or other worm. 2. Min . (of both forms): A variety or sub-variety of Pro chlorite. It is found in New Hampshire as a slender vermiform crystallization in quartz and feldspar. sin, as; expect, Xenophon, exist. ph = f. helminth hěl-minth, hel-min-tho-, pref. [HELMINTH.] A worm, specially an intestinal worm.