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Meaning of "electuaries" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ELECTUARIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ELECTUARIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Electuaries 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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ELECTUARIES

electrothermy
electrotint
electrotonic
electrotonus
electrotype
electrotyper
electrotypic
electrotypist
electrotypy
electrovalence
electrovalency
electrovalent
electrovalent bond
electrovalently
electroweak
electroweak interaction
electroweak theory
electrowinning
electrum
electuary

WORDS THAT END LIKE ELECTUARIES

accessories
anniversaries
beneficiaries
binaries
boundaries
canaries
commentaries
diaries
dictionaries
documentaries
itineraries
libraries
mercenaries
missionaries
obituaries
ovaries
salaries
secretaries
subsidiaries
summaries
varies

Synonyms and antonyms of electuaries in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «electuaries» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ELECTUARIES

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

Translator English - Chinese

electuaries
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

electuarios
570 millions of speakers

English

electuaries
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

electuaries
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

electuaries
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

electuaries
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

electuaries
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

electuaries
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

électuaires
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Elektuari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Latwerge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

舐剤
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

electuaries
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kuil-kuil
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

electuaries
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

electuaries
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विद्युतमंडळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

electuaries
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

elettuari
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

powidełek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

electuaries
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

electuaries
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

electuaries
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

electuaries
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

electuaries
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

electuaries
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of electuaries

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ELECTUARIES»

The term «electuaries» is used very little and occupies the 192.203 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ELECTUARIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «electuaries» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «electuaries» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ELECTUARIES»

Discover the use of electuaries in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to electuaries and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Herbal Delights - Tisanes, Syrups, Confections, Electuaries, ...
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C. F. Leyel, 2012
2
New York Journal of Pharmacy
by pounding them in a stone mortar, and adding to them a prescribed quantity of sugar. Eleduaria. — Electuaries are mixtures of powders and sugar, or syrups and honey, to form masses of moderate consistence. The consistence varies ...
3
Making and Marketing Medicine in Renaissance Florence
Table 8.6 Price Distribution of Composite Electuaries Total Number Minimum Median Maximum Mean 253 2.33 soldi 8.67 soldi 68 soldi 11 soldi honey roset and turpentine.129 Despite the existence of cheap alternatives, the data suggest that ...
James Shaw, Evelyn S. Welch, 2011
4
The Druggist's General Receipt Book
Electuaries are compound medicines in the state of a soft paste. When the paste is hard enough to be formed into balls, the compound resembles ball masses or balls, under which we have placed them. French Pharmaciens often use the term  ...
Henry Beasley, 1878
5
The Edinburgh New Dispensatory Containing: the Elements of ...
ELECTUARIES: C H A P. XXIX. CONFECTIONES. CONFECTIONS. these venerable reliques. \ Tj'Lectuaries are composed chief- □*—' ly of powders mixed up with syrups, &c. into such a consilience, that the powders may not separate in ...
6
Modern domestic medicine
ELECTUARIES. Electuaries are mixtures of vegetable and light earthy powders, combined by means of honey or of syrup, so as to form masses of a moderate consistence. All substances of this description may, therefore, be made into ...
Thomas John Graham, 1827
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United States Congressional serial set
Fourthly, in the form of electuaries: These are prepared by converting the medicinal substances, for the most part powder, into a paste, by means of some agglutinant and cold water. Formerly, it was almost a general custom to employ honey, ...
8
Annual Report of the Commissioner of Patents
Fourthly, in the form of electuaries: These are prepared by converting the medicinal substances, for the most part powder, into a paste, by means of some agglutinant and cold water. Formerly, it was almosta general custom to employ honey, ...
United States. Patent Office, 1860
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Annual report of the Commissioner of Patents
Fourthly, in the form of electuaries: These are prepared by converting the medicinal substances, for the most part powder, into a paste, by means of some agglutinant and cold water. Formerly, it was almost a general custom to employ honey, ...
10
Report of the Secretary of Agriculture ...
Fourthly, in the form of electuaries: These are prepared by converting the medicinal substances, for the most part powder, into a paste, by means of some agglutinant and cold water. Formerly, it was almost a general custom to employ honey, ...
United States. Dept. of Agriculture, 1860

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ELECTUARIES»

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Abortion: Four Centuries & Counting
... a fart awry, but he must have his purgations, pills and clysters or evacuate by electuaries..." (It gets worse, but you'll have to read the book.). «Huffington Post, Sep 14»
2
Benefits of Raw & Fermented Honey
Babylonian tables give recipes for “electuaries,” medicines based on honey. Pliny the Elder included powdered bees in a cure for dropsy and ... «Planet Thrive, Nov 09»

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« EDUCALINGO. Electuaries [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/electuaries>. Apr 2024 ».
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