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elaterine

elaterine is the alternative form of elaterin.

Meaning of elaterin

Noun

elaterin (countable and uncountable, plural elaterins)

  1. An extract from the juice of the fruit of Ecballium elaterium (the squirting cucumber), used as a purgative.
    Synonyms:
    elaterium

Questions about elaterine

What is elaterine the alternative form of?
Elaterine is the alternative form of elaterin.

Words near elaterine in the dictionary

  1. elaterid
  2. elaterids
  3. elaterifom
  4. elateriform
  5. elaterin
  6. elaterine
  7. elaterins
  8. elaterite
  9. elaterites
  10. elaterium
  11. elateroid

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