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elaterin

/ ɪˈlætərɪn /

noun

  1. a white crystalline substance found in elaterium, used as a purgative

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of elaterin1

C19: from elaterium + -in
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Example Sentences

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The active principle in it is called elaterin.

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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.

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Elaterin is extracted from elaterium by chloroform and then precipitated by ether.

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