- cantharidate
- A salt of cantharidic acid.
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can·thar·i·date -ə-.dāt vt, -dat·ed; -dat·ing to treat or impregnate with cantharides* * *
can·thar·i·date (kan-tharґĭ-dāt) any salt of cantharidic acid.
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cantharidate
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cantharidate — can·thar·i·date … English syllables
cantharidate — rəˌdāt transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: cantharides + ate : to treat or impregnate with cantharides … Useful english dictionary
cantharides — pl. n. pl. medical preparation of dried Spanish flies, formerly used as a diuretic or aphrodisiac. ♦ cantharidal, a. ♦ cantharidate, v.t. treat with this. ♦ cantharidean, ♦ cantharidian, a. made of this. ♦ cantharidism, n.… … Dictionary of difficult words
