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electuary
SYN: confection. [G. eleikton, a medicine that melts in the mouth, fr. ekleicho, to lick up]

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elec·tu·ary i-'lek-chə-.wer-ē n, pl -ar·ies CONFECTION esp a medicated paste prepared with a sweet (as honey), used in veterinary practice, and administered by smearing on the teeth, gums, or tongue

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n.
a pharmaceutical preparation in which the drug is made up into a paste with syrup or honey.

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elec·tu·ary (e-lekґtu-ar″e) [Gr. ekleichein to lick up] a medicinal preparation consisting of a powdered drug made into a paste with honey or syrup.

Medical dictionary. 2011.