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单词 electuary
释义 electuary
 /i lek"chooh er'ee/,  n.  ,  pl.   electuaries. Pharm., Vet. Med.
 a pasty mass composed of a medicine, usually in powder form, mixed in a palatable medium, as syrup, honey, or other sweet substance: used esp. for animals and administered by application to the teeth, tongue, or gums.
 [1350-1400; ME electuarie < LL elect(u)arium a medicinal lozenge, alter. (by confusion with L electus (adj.) choice, good quality, electus (n.) choice) of Gk ekleiktón lozenge (neut. verbal adj. of ekleíchein to lick up; ek- EC- + leíchein to LICK); see -ARY]
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