cantharidin

English

Noun

cantharidin (plural cantharidins)

(organic chemistry) A volatile organic compound secreted by blister beetles.

References

“cantharidin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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