cantharidate

C3A1N1T1H4A1R1I1D2A1T1E1

noun

Any salt or ester of cantharidic acid

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nouncantharidate (plural cantharidates)

plural cantharidates

  1. Any salt or ester of cantharidic acid
verbcantharidate (third-person singular simple present cantharidates, present participle cantharidating, simple past and past participle cantharidated)

present singular third person cantharidates · participle present cantharidating · participle past cantharidated · past cantharidated

  1. To treat with cantharides
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APA

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MLA

“cantharidate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cantharidate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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