electuary

e·lec·tu·ar·y  (-lkch-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.

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[Middle English electuarie, from Late Latin lcturium, 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.]

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electuary

a preparation consisting of pulverized medication mixed with honey.

See also: Drugs