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Meaning of "cantharides" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CANTHARIDES

From Latin, plural of cantharis, from Greek kantharis Spanish fly.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CANTHARIDES

cantharides  [kænˈθærɪˌdiːz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CANTHARIDES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cantharides is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CANTHARIDES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cantharides

Spanish fly

The Spanish fly is an emerald-green beetle in the family Meloidae, Lytta vesicatoria. Other species of blister beetles used by apothecaries are often called by the same name. L. vesicatoria is sometimes incorrectly called Cantharis vesicatoria, but the genus Cantharis is in an unrelated family, Cantharidae. Cantharidin is a powerful irritant vesicant substance obtained from many blister beetles, and sometimes given the nickname "Spanish fly". Cantharidin is claimed to have aphrodisiac properties, as a result of its irritant effects upon the body's genitourinary tract, and can result in poisoning if ingested. Ingestion of blister beetles from infested hay causes similar serious toxic symptoms in animals.

Definition of cantharides in the English dictionary

The definition of cantharides in the dictionary is a diuretic and urogenital stimulant or irritant prepared from the dried bodies of Spanish fly, once thought to be an aphrodisiac Also called: Spanish fly.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CANTHARIDES


caryopsides
ˌkærɪˈɒpsɪˌdiːz
chrysalides
krɪˈsælɪˌdiːz
Danaides
dəˈneɪɪˌdiːz
ephemerides
ˌɛfɪˈmɛrɪˌdiːz
epididymides
ˌɛpɪdɪˈdɪmɪˌdiːz
Eumenides
juːˈmɛnɪˌdiːz
Euripides
jʊˈrɪpɪˌdiːz
Hebrides
ˈhɛbrɪˌdiːz
Hesperides
hɛˈspɛrɪˌdiːz
irides
ˈaɪrɪˌdiːz
Maimonides
maɪˈmɒnɪˌdiːz
meningitides
ˌmɛnɪnˈdʒaɪtɪˌdiːz
Parmenides
pɑːˈmɛnɪˌdiːz
Pheidippides
faɪˈdɪpɪˌdiːz
phlebitides
flɪˈbaɪtɪˌdiːz
Pierides
paɪˈɪərɪˌdiːz
pyxides
ˈpɪksɪˌdiːz
Simonides
saɪˈmɒnɪˌdiːz
Thucydides
θuːˈsɪdɪˌdiːz
vasculitides
ˌvæskjʊˈlaɪtɪˌdiːz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CANTHARIDES

canter
canterburies
canterbury
Canterbury bell
Canterbury lamb
Canterbury Pilgrims
Canterbury Tales
canthal
cantharid
cantharidal
cantharidian
cantharidic
cantharidin
cantharis
cantharus
canthaxanthin
canthi
canthitis
canthus
cantic

WORDS THAT END LIKE CANTHARIDES

Alcides
Aristides
besides
bona fides
Guides
ides
Inner Hebrides
insides
ironsides
Laurentides
New Hebrides
Outer Hebrides
short back and sides
silversides
split one´s sides
strides
take sides
the Hebrides
topsides
upsides

Synonyms and antonyms of cantharides in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cantharides» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CANTHARIDES

Find out the translation of cantharides to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cantharides from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cantharides» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

斑蝥
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cantharides
570 millions of speakers

English

cantharides
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cantharides
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الذراح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

cantharides
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cantáridas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফোস্কা-উত্পাদক মক্ষিকার শুষ্কীকৃত দেহ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cantharides
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cantharides
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

cantharides
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カンタリス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

칸타리스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cantharides
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cantharides
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

cantharides
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅथॉरइड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cantharides
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cantaride
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kantarydyna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

cantharides
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cantaride
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Κανθαριδες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Spaanse vlieg
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

kantaridin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spanske fluer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cantharides

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CANTHARIDES»

The term «cantharides» is normally little used and occupies the 129.193 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CANTHARIDES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cantharides

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CANTHARIDES»

Discover the use of cantharides in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cantharides and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The American Dispensatory, Containing the Natural, Chemical, ...
The melolontha vitis is sometimes found mixed in considerable numbers with the cantharides. They are easily distinguished by their almost square body, and by their black feet, and as probably they do not stimulate the skin, they should be ...
John Redman Coxe, 1827
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A Universal formulary
Acetic Infusion op Cantharides. R. Powdered cantharides, two ounces and a half. Acetic acid, two pints. Digest for fourteen days and filter. Recommended for blistering the scalp without removing the hair. Meltauer. Emulsion of Cantharides.
Robert Eglesfeld Griffith, 1866
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A Manual of Materia Medica & Pharmacy ...
2 parts; cantharides in powder, 3 parts.) Emplastrmn canthaw-ides, L. ( Cantharides, 1'bj.; wax plaster, fbjss; axungia, 1'bj.)—E. (Mutton suet, wax, white resin, cantharides, 5.5. equal weights.)—D. (Yellow wax; mutton suet, 5.5. 115 yellow resin ...
Henri Milne-Edwards, 1829
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A manual of materia medica and pharmacy, from the Fr. of ...
As aa epispastic, any quantity in powder spread orer the blistering planter. Cfrvtrrtm mntheridvim, V. S. Yellow wax, pine resin; olire oil, la. 2 pans; cairUiarides is po«der, 3 parts. E»plettnim cantharidts. L. (Cantharides, tbj. □ wax plaster, ft.iw.; ...
Henri Milne-Edwards, John Davies (M.R.C.S.), Pierre Henri L.D. Vavasseur, 1831
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Note-book of Materia Medica, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics
EMPLASTRUM CANTHARIDIS — Cantharides Plaster.— Take of cantharides, in very fine powder, twelve ounces ; yellow wax, seven ounces and a half ; prepared suet, seven ounces and a half; resin, three ounces ; prepared lard, six ounces.
Robert Edmund Scoresby-Jackson, 1867
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Medicines, their use and mode of administration
der, yellow wax, of each, Jbj. ; yellow resin, ?iv. ; mutton suet, hog's lard, of each, tss. ; melt the wax, fats, and resin together ; and when they are just becoming stiff by cooling, sprinkle in the cantharides, and mix so as to form a plaster." Lond.
John Moore Neligan, 1859
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Medicines, their uses and mode of administration; including ...
To produce suppuration, cantharides are use in the form of ointment, as a dressing to parts from which the cuticle has been previousl removed, and as powerful counter-irritants, are thus employed witii much advantage in chronic inflammatory ...
John Moore NELIGAN, 1851
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Elements of medical zoology
AcETtrM Cantharidis (Epispasticum) , Vinegar of Cantharides (Epispastic). — Take of Cantharides rubbed to powder Jij ; acetic acid Oj. Macerate the Cantharides with the acid for eight days, frequently shaking ; lastly press and strain. This is ...
Alfred Moquin-Tandon, 1861
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London Medical and Surgical Journal
This tincture contains l-55th of the soluble principle of cantharides. Diuretic Powder. H. of Germ, ft. Pulv. cantharid. gr., iv; Camphorse, gr. viij ; Sacchar. lactis, § iij. Divide in chartulas sex, sumende in die. Pills of Cantharides. H. of Germ. ft.
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An experimental history of the materia medica: or of the ...
The blistering applications are generally composed of cantharides reduced into fine powder and mixed with plasters or other compositions of a due consistence. Three ounces of the powder are stirred into three ounces Emplast. each of hogs ...
William Lewis, John Aikin, 1784

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CANTHARIDES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cantharides is used in the context of the following news items.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Sex
Others are spanish fly or cantharides, made from dried beetle remains, its reaction is linked to an irritation of the urogenital tract, causing sex ... «Daily Times Nigeria, Jun 15»
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Doug Moe: Robert M. La Follette's boyhood home to open doors
... one ounce tincture of cantharides (a preparation of dried beetles), one-half dram of oil of English lavender, and one-half dram of rosemary. «Madison.com, Mar 15»
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Dec. 14, 1799: The excruciating final hours of President George …
Dr. Craik entered Washington's bedchamber at 9 a.m. After taking the medical history, he applied a painful “blister of cantharides,” better known ... «PBS NewsHour, Dec 14»
4
I Drank Cannabis Coffee with Seattle Baristas
... called dawamesk, a “greenish jam” comprised by hashish, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, pistachio, sugar, orange juice, butter, and cantharides. «Munchies_ Food by VICE, Nov 14»
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Cannabis-Infused Bulletproof Coffee Would Make Balzac Proud
... pistachio, orange juice, cantharides, sugar, and butter that they called dawameska, in honor of the concoction's Middle Eastern origins. «Munchies_ Food by VICE, Aug 14»
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14 pieces of questionable advice from a 1910 medical book
With others the use of tonics, galvanic battery, and such drugs as damiana, phosphorus and cantharides may prove of value. 5. Have epilepsy? «Death and Taxes, Aug 14»
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Let Tesco's Finest spice up your day
Ras El Hanout has a bit of a reputation for being a pretty sexy little spice mix thanks to past inclusion of cantharides, a powder derived from the ... «Irish Independent, May 14»
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That Time Scientists Secretly Used Spanish Fly to Give Kids Blisters
Cantharidin, or cantharides, is the name of the substance that cause the irritation. For some time it was considered as a treatment for rheumatic ... «io9, Apr 14»
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The Heroes of Hemlock: A Guide to 2000 Years of Royal Poisonings
The Borgias had “La Cantarella,” a mix of white arsenic and cantharides, a powder made of insects better known as Spanish Fly. The Borgia ... «Vocativ, Apr 14»
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From the Middle East to Africa: ingredients that are spicing up our …
If ras-el-hanout from the supermarket has lost this racy reputation, at least you can be sure that it is free of metallic-green specks of cantharides, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 13»

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