cantharidin
cantharidin noun: a volatile organic compound secreted by blister beetles.
Noun
cantharidin (plural cantharidins)
- A volatile organic compound secreted by blister beetles.
- Cantharidin, although readily decomposed by chemical agents, is so permanent in the body that it has been detected in the corpse of a cat eighty-four days after death.1885, Alexander Wynter Blyth, Poisons, Their Effects and Detection: A Manual for the Use of Analytical Chemists and Experts, volume I, New York: William Wood and Co., page 430
cantharidin meaning in Tamil
cantharidin in Tamil
- பொன்வண்டு
Forms of cantharidin
| plural | cantharidins |
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Words formed from cantharidin
Questions about cantharidin
- What does cantharidin mean?
- Cantharidin means a volatile organic compound secreted by blister beetles.
- What is cantharidin in Tamil?
- Cantharidin in Tamil is பொன்வண்டு. See Cantharidin meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is cantharidin?
- Cantharidin is a noun.
- What is the plural of cantharidin?
- The plural of cantharidin is cantharidins.
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