cantharic

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• cantharidin — The active principle of cantharis; the anhydride of cantharic acid. SYN: cantharis camphor. * * * can·thar·i·din kan thar əd ən n a bitter crystalline compound C10H12O4 that is the active blister producing ingredient of cantharides * * * n. the… …   Medical dictionary

• cantharidin — n. bitter tasting crystalline which is the toxic active compound of the Spanish fly; anhydride of cantharic acid …   English contemporary dictionary