Elaterium — is the name of a drug consisting of a sediment deposited by the juice of the fruit of Ecballium Elaterium , the squirting cucumber, a native of the Mediterranean region. The plant, which is a member of the natural order Cucurbitaceae, resembles… … Wikipedia
Elaterium — El a*te ri*um, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, neut. of ? driving. See 2d {Elater}.] A cathartic substance obtained, in the form of yellowish or greenish cakes, as the dried residue of the juice of the wild or squirting cucumber ({Ecballium agreste}, formerly … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Elaterĭum — Elaterĭum, 1) (E. Spr.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie Cucurbitaceae Cucurbiteae Cucumerinae, 21. Kl. 5. Ordn. L.; Art u.a.: Spritzgurke (E. carthaginense), einjährige rankende reichbelaubte Pflanze mit grünen, 1 (Zoll langen Früchten, die… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Elaterium — Elaterĭum, der eingedickte Saft der Spring oder Eselsgurke (s. Ecballium), wirkt abführend und brechenerregend; Elaterīn oder Elatīn, der darin enthaltene Bitterstoff … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
elaterium — [el΄ə tir′ē əm] n. 〚L < Gr elatērion, neut. of elatērios, driving < elaunein: see ELASTIC〛 a cathartic obtained from the dried juice of the squirting cucumber of the gourd family * * * … Universalium
elaterium — [el΄ə tir′ē əm] n. [L < Gr elatērion, neut. of elatērios, driving < elaunein: see ELASTIC] a cathartic obtained from the dried juice of the squirting cucumber of the gourd family … English World dictionary
élatérium — (é la té ri om ) s. m. Nom pharmaceutique du concombre sauvage (momordica elaterium, L.). ÉTYMOLOGIE En grec, qui expulse, du verbe expulser, à cause que, lorsque le fruit est mûr, si l on essaye d y porter la main, ou même, simplement, si l… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
elaterium — /ɛləˈtɪəriəm/ (say eluh tearreeuhm) noun a cathartic obtained from the juice of Ecballium elaterium, the squirting cucumber. {Latin, from Greek elatērion an opening medicine} …
ELATERIUM — a drug obtained from the mucus of the fruit of the squirting cucumber; is a most powerful purgative, and was known to the ancients … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
elaterium — el·a·te·ri·um … English syllables
