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cantharides
[ kan-thar-i-deez ]
cantharides
/ kænˈθærɪˌdiːz /
plural noun
- a diuretic and urogenital stimulant or irritant prepared from the dried bodies of Spanish fly (family Meloidae, not Cantharidae ), once thought to be an aphrodisiac Also calledSpanish fly
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cantharides1
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin, plural of cantharis < Greek kantharís blister fly
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cantharides1
C15: from Latin, plural of cantharis, from Greek kantharis Spanish fly
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Example Sentences
Melt the petrolatum and add the tincture of cantharides, and while cooling add the other ingredients.
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He also desired me to take fifty drops of tincture of cantharides three or four times a day.
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The Digitalis, squills, and cantharides were given in very considerable doses without effect.
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We come now to the tribe of blistering beetles, of which the best known is the Cantharides (Cantharis or Lytta).
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The presence of the Cantharides is manifested by the strong penetrating odour which they diffuse to some distance.
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