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Webster 1913 Edition


Electuary

E-lec′tu-a-ry

(?; 135)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Electuaries
(#)
.
[OE.
letuaire
, OF.
lettuaire
,
electuaire
, F.
électuaire
, L.
electuarium
,
electarium
. prob. fr. Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK] a medicine that is licked away, fr. Gr. [GREEK] to lick up;
ἐκ
out + [GREEK] to lick. See
Lick
, and cf.
Eclegm
.]
(Med.)
A medicine composed of powders, or other ingredients, incorporated with some convserve, honey, or sirup; a confection. See the note under
Confection
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Electuary

ELEC'TUARY

,
Noun.
[Low L. electarium, electuarium; Gr. to lick.]
In pharmacy, a form of medicine composed of powders, or other ingredients, incorporated with some conserve, honey or syrup, and made into due consistence, to be taken in doses, like boluses.

Definition 2024


electuary

electuary

English

Noun

electuary (plural electuaries)

  1. (medicine) Any preparation of a medicine mixed with honey or other sweetener in order to make it more palatable to swallow.