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Noun- A medicated paste prepared with honey or other sweet, used in veterinary practice, and administered by smearing on the teeth, gums, or tongue.

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  • Maijûn, a kind of electuary, in which both men and women indulge to excess.
  • He invented an electuary for the cure of fluxes, and in 1730, in The Danger of
  • Trikatu is another traditional Ayurvedic electuary commonly made and used by people living near water.
  • Loss of Memory or Forgetfulness certainly cured by a grateful electuary, peculiarly adapted for that end.
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