e·lec·tu·ar·y ( -l k ch -r  )n. pl. e·lec·tu·ar·ies A drug mixed with sugar and water or honey into a pasty mass suitable for oral administration. [Middle English electuarie, from Late Latin lctu rium, probably alteration of Greek ekleikton, from ekleikhein, to lick up : ek-, out; see eghs in Indo-European roots + leikhein, to lick; see leigh- in Indo-European roots.] |
electuary [ɪˈlɛktjʊərɪ]
n pl -aries
(Medicine) Archaic a paste taken orally, containing a drug mixed with syrup or honey
[from Late Latin ēlēctuārium, probably from Greek ēkleikton electuary, from ekleikhein to lick out, from leikhein to lick]
electuary
a preparation consisting of pulverized medication mixed with honey.
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