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ELATERIN
Etymology
Noun
elaterin (countable and uncountable, plural elaterins)
An extract from the juice of the fruit of Ecballium elaterium (the squirting cucumber), used as a purgative.
Synonyms
• elaterium
Anagrams
• entailer, neatlier, treenail
Source: Wiktionary
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