Definition
A highly toxic chemical compound produced by blister beetles that causes blistering of the skin and was historically used in medicine and folk remedies.
Etymology
From 'cantharis' (blister beetle) plus the chemical suffix '-in' meaning 'a substance.' Isolated and named scientifically in the 1810s as chemistry advanced.
Kelly Says
Cantharidin is one of nature's most dangerous defensive weapons—just 10 milligrams can be lethal, yet beetles produce it safely inside their bodies by storing it in special compartments separate from their own cells!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ካንታር grossen
kan-ta-ra-g-ssen
ARالعربية
مادة من حشرة
ma-da-tun ha-shura
BNবাংলা
কান্থারাইডিন
kan-tha-rai-din
CACatalà
cantharidin
kan-thar-i-din
CSČeština
kantharidín
kan-thar-i-din
DADansk
cantharidin
kan-thar-i-din
DEDeutsch
Cantharidin
kan-thar-i-din
ELΕλληνικά
κανθαρίδης
kan-thar-i-dis
ESEspañol
cantharidina
kan-thar-i-dee-na
FAفارسی
کنتارید
kan-ta-rid
FISuomi
kantharidi
kan-thar-i-di
FRFrançais
cantharidine
kan-thar-i-deen
GUGU
કાંથરીડિન
kan-tha-ri-din
HAHA
cantharidin
kan-thar-i-din
HEעברית
קנטרידי
kan-tri-di
HIहिन्दी
कंथरिडिन
kan-tha-ri-din
HUMagyar
kantharidin
kan-thar-i-din
IDBahasa Indonesia
cantharidin
kan-thar-i-din
IGIG
kantharidin
kan-thar-i-din
ITItaliano
cantharidina
kan-thar-i-dee-na
JA日本語
カンタリジン
kan-ta-ri-jin
KKKK
кантарыды
kan-ta-ry-dy
KMKM
កាន់ធារីដ
kan-tha-ri-d
MRMR
कंथरीडिन
kan-tha-ri-din
MSBahasa Melayu
cantharidin
kan-thar-i-din
MYမြန်မာ
ကန်သာရီး
kan-tha-ri
NLNederlands
cantharidin
kan-thar-i-din
NONorsk
cantharidin
kan-thar-i-din
PLPolski
kantharidin
kan-thar-i-din
PTPortuguês
cantharidina
kan-thar-i-dee-na
RORomână
cantharidin
kan-thar-i-din
RUРусский
кантариди
kan-ta-ri-dy
SVSvenska
cantharidin
kan-thar-i-din
SWKiswahili
cantharidin
kan-thar-i-din
TAதமிழ்
கந்தாரிட்கள்
kan-tha-ri-d-gal
TEతెలుగు
కంథరైడ
kan-tha-rai-da
THไทย
สารสกัดจากแมลง
sa-rat-sa-gat-jak-ma-leng
TLTL
cantharidin
kan-thar-i-din
TRTürkçe
cantharidin
kan-thar-i-din
UKУкраїнська
кантариди
kan-ta-ri-dy
URاردو
کنتھرائیڈ
kan-tha-rai-d
VITiếng Việt
cantharidin
kan-thar-i-din
YOYO
kantharidin
kan-thar-i-din
ZUZU
cantharidin
kan-thar-i-din