elaterin
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of elaterin
C19: from elaterium + -in
Example Sentences
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The official dose is 1⁄10-1⁄2 grain, and the British pharmacopeia directs that the drug is to contain from 20 to 25% of the active principle elaterinum or elaterin.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various
The active principle in it is called elaterin.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various
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