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elaterin

noun
elat·​er·​in | \ ə̇ˈlatÉ™rə̇n\
plural -s

Definition of elaterin

: a bitter white crystalline poisonous cathartic substance obtained especially from elaterium and colocynth

History and Etymology for elaterin

International Scientific Vocabulary elaterium + -in

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