kanˈtharəd ə n, kaan-, -də̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: French cantharidine, from Latin cantharid-, cantharis + French -ine -in
: a bitter crystalline compound C 10 H 12 O 4 constituting the active vesicating principle of cantharides
kanˈtharəd ə n, kaan-, -də̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: French cantharidine, from Latin cantharid-, cantharis + French -ine -in
: a bitter crystalline compound C 10 H 12 O 4 constituting the active vesicating principle of cantharides
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012