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e⋅lec⋅tu⋅ar⋅y

[i-lek-choo-er-ee]
–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 ēlēctus (adj.) choice, good quality, ēlēctus (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   (ĭ-lěk'chōō-ěr'ē)   
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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Main Entry: elec·tu·ary
Pronunciation: i-'lek-ch&-"wer-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ar·ies
: CONFECTION; especially : a medicated paste prepared with a sweet (as honey), used in veterinary practice, andadministered by smearing on the teeth, gums, or tongue
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electuary e·lec·tu·ar·y (ĭ-lěk'ch&oomacr;-ěr'ē)
n.
See confection.

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