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elaterin

/ ɪˈlætərɪn /

noun

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of elaterin1

C19: from elaterium + -in

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Example Sentences

Thoroughly triturate the elaterin with the red fat sugar, added in portions, and make one hundred 0.18 Gm.

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

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