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Vocabulary trainer| English Dictionary: elater | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for elater | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Elater \El"a*ter\, n. (Chem.) The active principle of elaterium, being found in the juice of the wild or squirting cucumber ({Ecballium agreste}, formerly {Motordica Elaterium}) and other related species. It is extracted as a bitter, white, crystalline substance, which is a violent purgative. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Elater \E*lat"er\, n. One who, or that which, elates. | |
