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e·lec·tu·ar·y

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–noun, plural -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 esp. for animals and administered by application to the teeth, tongue, or gums.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME electuarie < LL elect(u)ārium a medicinal lozenge, alter. (by confusion with L éléctus (adj.) choice, good quality, éléctus (n.) choice) of Gk ekleiktón lozenge (neut. verbal adj. of ekleíchein to lick up; ek- ec- + leíchein to lick); see -ary

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e·lec·tu·ar·y Audio Help (ĭ-lěk'chōō-ěr'ē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. e·lec·tu·ar·ies
A drug mixed with sugar and water or honey into a pasty mass suitable for oral administration.

[Middle English electuarie, from Late Latin ēlēctuārium, probably alteration of Greek ekleikton, from ekleikhein, to lick up : ek-, out; see eghs in Indo-European roots + leikhein, to lick; see leigh- in Indo-European roots.]

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