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lactucarium

/læktjuːˈkɛəɹɪəm/

lactucarium noun: the thickened juice of certain varieties of lettuce, used as a drug for its sedative and analgesic properties.

Noun

lactucarium (uncountable)

  1. The thickened juice of certain varieties of lettuce, used as a drug for its sedative and analgesic properties.
    Synonyms:
    lettuce opium

Synonyms of lactucarium

Origin of lactucarium

Modern Latin, from Latin lactūca (“lettuce”)

Questions about lactucarium

What does lactucarium mean?
Lactucarium means the thickened juice of certain varieties of lettuce, used as a drug for its sedative and analgesic properties.
What part of speech is lactucarium?
Lactucarium is a noun.
How do you pronounce lactucarium?
Lactucarium is pronounced /læktjuːˈkɛəɹɪəm/.

Words near lactucarium in the dictionary

  1. lactovegetarians
  2. lactoyl
  3. lactoylglutathione
  4. lactoylglutathione lyase
  5. lactrunculin
  6. lactucarium
  7. lactucaxanthin
  8. lactucerin
  9. lactucic acid
  10. lactucin
  11. lactucine

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