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elaterium definition

ela·teri·um (el′ə tir′ē əm)

noun

a cathartic obtained from the dried juice of the squirting cucumber of the gourd family

Etymology: L < Gr elatērion, neut. of elatērios, driving < elaunein: see elastic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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