electuary

[ih-lek-choo-er-ee]

noun, plural e·lec·tu·ar·ies. Pharmacology, Veterinary Medicine.

a pasty mass composed of a medicine, usually in powder form, mixed in a palatable medium, as syrup, honey, or other sweet substance: used especially for animals and administered by application to the teeth, tongue, or gums.

Origin of electuary

1350–1400; Middle English electuarie < Late Latin elect(u)ārium a medicinal lozenge, alteration (by confusion with Latin ēlēctus (adj.) choice, good quality, ēlēctus (noun) choice) of Greek ekleiktón lozenge (neuter verbal adjective of ekleíchein to lick up; ek- ec- + leíchein to lick); see -ary

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Examples from the Web for electuary

Historical Examples of electuary

With a blood-letting and an electuary, I will warrant him sound within a month.
Sir Nigel
Arthur Conan Doyle
Go unto her with this box of electuary, and give it to the child that he may recover.
The Unknown Quantity
Henry van Dyke
It was enclosed in a gallipot, and was what I believe they called an electuary.
The House by the Church-Yard
J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Another and effective remedy is the root of the male fern, Aspidium filix-mas, used in decoction or electuary.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II
Various
Diascordium, dī-a-skor′di-um, n. an electuary prepared with scordium or water-germander.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)
Various

British Dictionary definitions for electuary

electuary

noun plural -aries

archaic a paste taken orally, containing a drug mixed with syrup or honey

Word Origin for electuary

C14: from Late Latin ēlēctuārium, probably from Greek ēkleikton electuary, from ekleikhein to lick out, from leikhein to lick

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electuary in Medicine

electuary

[ĭ-lĕk′chōō-ĕr′ē]

confection