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Meaning of cantharidin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A volatile organic compound secreted by blister beetles.

Examples

“Cantharidin, although readily decomposed by chemical agents, is so permanent in the body that it has been detected in the corpse of a cat eighty-four days after death.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

cantharidism Cantharis cantharoid cantharophily cantharus cantharuses

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