English-Thai Dictionary
elater
N เส้น ใย ที่ ทำให้ สปอร์ กระจาย ตัว ออก แมลง พวก Elateridae
elaterite
N ยาง ลาด ถนนช นิดหนึ่ง
elaterium
N ยาขม จาก ต้นไม้ พวก Ecballium elaterium
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ELATERIUM
n.A substance deposited from the very acrid juice of the Momordica elaterium, wild cucumber. It is in thin cakes of a greenish color and bitter taste, and is a powerful cathartic.
ELATERY
n.Acting force or elasticity; as the elatery of the air. [Unusual. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ELATER
ELATER E *lat "er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, elates.
ELATER
El "a *ter, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr.
1. (Bot. )
Defn: An elastic spiral filament for dispersing the spores, as in some liverworts.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any beetle of the family Elateridæ, having the habit, when laid on the back, of giving a sudden upward spring, by a quick movement of the articulation between the abdomen and thorax; -- called also click beetle, spring beetle, and snapping beetle.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The caudal spring used by Podura and related insects for leaping. See Collembola.
ELATER
ELATER El "a *ter, n. (Chem. )
Defn: The active principle of elaterium, being found in the juice of the wild or squirting cucumber (Ecballium agreste, formerly Motordica Elaterium ) and other related species. It is extracted as a bitter, white, crystalline substance, which is a violent purgative.
ELATERITE
ELATERITE El "a *ter *ite, n. (Min. )
Defn: A mineral resin, of a blackish brown color, occurring in soft, flexible masses; -- called also mineral caoutchouc, and elastic bitumen.
ELATERIUM
El `a *te "ri *um, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Elater. ]
Defn: 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 called Momordica Elaterium ).
ELATEROMETER
ELATEROMETER El `a *ter *om "e *ter, n.
Defn: Same as Elatrometer.
ELATERY
El "a *ter *y, n. Etym: [See 2d Elater. ]
Defn: Acting force; elasticity. [Obs. ] Ray.
Duden Dictionary
Elatere
Ela te re Substantiv, feminin Botanik , die |Elat e re |die Elatere; Genitiv: der Elatere, Plural: die Elateren meist im Plural Schleuderzelle bei Lebermoosen, die die Sporen aus den Kapseln befördert
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