cantharides

[ kan-thar-i-deez ]

/ kænˈθær ɪˌdiz /

plural noun, singular can·thar·is [kan-thar-is]. /kænˈθær ɪs/.

Spanish fly (def. 1).

cantharis. Spanish fly (def. 2).

Origin of cantharides

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin, plural of cantharis<Greek kantharís blister fly

Words nearby cantharides

Canterbury lamb, Canterbury Pilgrims, can't fight City Hall, cant frame, cantharid, cantharides, cantharus, canthectomy, can't help, canthitis, can't hit the broad side of a barn

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Example sentences from the Web for cantharides

Tincture of cantharides 20 drops twice a day, or repeated small blisters.
Zoonomia, Vol. II|Erasmus Darwin
Take glycerine four ounces, tincture of cantharides five ounces, bay rum four ounces, water two ounces.
The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887)|Mrs. F.L. Gillette
Melt the petrolatum and add the tincture of cantharides, and while cooling add the other ingredients.
Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians|William K. David
The ordinary mercury and cantharides combination does very well.
Lameness of the Horse|John Victor Lacroix

The color may indicate the presence of salts of copper, of fragments of cantharides, &c.
Memoranda on Poisons|Thomas Hawkes Tanner

British Dictionary definitions for cantharides

cantharides

/ (kænˈθærɪˌdiːz) /

pl n singular cantharis (ˈkænθərɪs)

a diuretic and urogenital stimulant or irritant prepared from the dried bodies of Spanish fly (family Meloidae, not Cantharidae), once thought to be an aphrodisiacAlso called: Spanish fly

Word Origin for cantharides

C15: from Latin, plural of cantharis, from Greek kantharis Spanish fly

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单词	cantharides
释义	cantharides [ kan-thar-i-deez ] / kænˈθær ɪˌdiz / plural noun, singular can·thar·is [kan-thar-is]. /kænˈθær ɪs/. Spanish fly (def. 1). cantharis. Spanish fly (def. 2). Origin of cantharides 1350–1400; Middle English <Latin, plural of cantharis<Greek kantharís blister fly Words nearby cantharides Canterbury lamb, Canterbury Pilgrims, can't fight City Hall, cant frame, cantharid, cantharides, cantharus, canthectomy, can't help, canthitis, can't hit the broad side of a barn Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cantharides Tincture of cantharides 20 drops twice a day, or repeated small blisters. Zoonomia, Vol. II\|Erasmus Darwin Take glycerine four ounces, tincture of cantharides five ounces, bay rum four ounces, water two ounces. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887)\|Mrs. F.L. Gillette Melt the petrolatum and add the tincture of cantharides, and while cooling add the other ingredients. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians\|William K. David The ordinary mercury and cantharides combination does very well. Lameness of the Horse\|John Victor Lacroix The color may indicate the presence of salts of copper, of fragments of cantharides, &c. Memoranda on Poisons\|Thomas Hawkes Tanner British Dictionary definitions for cantharides cantharides / (kænˈθærɪˌdiːz) / pl n singular cantharis (ˈkænθərɪs) a diuretic and urogenital stimulant or irritant prepared from the dried bodies of Spanish fly (family Meloidae, not Cantharidae), once thought to be an aphrodisiacAlso called: Spanish fly Word Origin for cantharides C15: from Latin, plural of cantharis, from Greek kantharis Spanish fly Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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