electuary

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English electuarie, eletuarie, electuary, from Latin electuarium, from Ancient Greek ἐκλείκτον (ekleíkton, “medicine which is licked away”), from ἐκλείχω (ekleíkhō, “I lick up”), from ἐκ (ek, “out, from”) + λείχω (leíkhō, “I lick”). Doublet of lekvar. === Noun === electuary (plural electuaries) (pharmacology) Any preparation of a medicine mixed with honey or other sweetener in order to make it more palatable to swallow. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === ectylurea