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elaterin

British  
/ ɪˈlætərɪn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of elaterin

C19: from elaterium + -in

Example Sentences

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The active principle in it is called elaterin.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various

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

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