¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Electuaries
1. electuary [n] - See also: electuary
Lexicographical Neighbors of Electuaries
Literary usage of Electuaries
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A System of Materia Medica and Pharmacy by John Murray (1810)
"electuaries. 1 HIS term is applied to that form of compound medicines where ...
The London College have united the electuaries with the Conserves) as they ..."
2. A Treatise on Pharmacy by Edward Parrish (1884)
"OF CONSERVES, CONFECTIONS, electuaries, PASTES, LOZENGES, AND CANDIES. NS having
pectin as their basis, or containing medie- JL inal substances suspended in ..."
3. The Druggist's General Receipt Book: Comprising a Copious Veterinary by Henry Beasley (1878)
"electuaries are compound medicines in the state of a soft paste. ... French Pharmaciens
often use the term opiates as nearly synonymous with electuaries; ..."
4. The Art of Compounding: A Text Book for Students and Reference Book for by Wilbur Lincoln Scoville (1904)
"This term now includes both the true conserves and the electuaries, ... For laxative
electuaries the pulp of prunes, tamarinds, figs, currants, ..."
Other Resources:
