Elater(n.)
- An elastic spiral filament for dispersing the spores, as in some liverworts.
Elater(n.)
- Any beetle of the family Elateridae, having the habit, when laid on the back, of giving a sudden upward spring, by a quick movement of the articulation between the abdomen and thorax; -- called also click beetle, spring beetle, and snapping beetle.
Elater(n.)
- The caudal spring used by Podura and related insects for leaping. See Collembola.
Elater(n.)
- The active principle of elaterium, being found in the juice of the wild or squirting cucumber (Ecballium agreste, formerly Motordica Elaterium) and other related species. It is extracted as a bitter, white, crystalline substance, which is a violent purgative.
Elaters
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Elates
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Elation(n.)
- A lifting up by success; exaltation; inriation with pride of prosperity.
Elations
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Elative(a.)
- Raised; lifted up; -- a term applied to what is also called the absolute superlative, denoting a high or intense degree of a quality, but not excluding the idea that an equal degree may exist in other cases.
Elatives
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Elator
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