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elaterin
/ ɪˈlætərɪn /
noun
- 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
The active principle in it is called elaterin.
From Project Gutenberg
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.
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Elaterin is extracted from elaterium by chloroform and then precipitated by ether.
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