Definition
A bitter crystalline compound extracted from the juice of wild cucumber plants, historically used as a strong laxative medicine.
Etymology
From Greek 'elater' meaning 'driver' or 'one who drives,' referring to the plant's explosive seed dispersal mechanism. The suffix '-in' denotes a chemical compound. The term evolved from botanical observation of the plant's forceful seed projection.
Kelly Says
This word captures an amazing bit of plant engineering—wild cucumber plants literally catapult their seeds up to 40 feet away using built-up pressure, which is why the active ingredient is named 'elaterin' meaning 'the driver.' Ancient doctors didn't understand the mechanism, but they definitely noticed the explosive effect!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ኤላተሪን
e-la-te-ri-na
ARالعربية
إيلاتيرين
il-a-te-ri-na
BNবাংলা
এল্যাটেরিন
e-la-te-ri-na
CACatalà
elaterin
el-a-te-rin
CSČeština
elaterin
el-a-te-rin
DADansk
elaterin
el-a-te-rin
DEDeutsch
elaterin
el-a-te-rin
ELΕλληνικά
Ελατερίνος
e-la-te-ri-nos
ESEspañol
elaterin
el-a-te-rin
FAفارسی
ایلاترین
e-la-te-ri-na
FISuomi
elaterin
el-a-te-rin
FRFrançais
elaterin
el-a-te-rin
GUGU
એલેટેરીન
e-la-te-ri-na
HAHA
elaterin
el-a-te-rin
HEעברית
אילטרני
il-te-ri-ni
HIहिन्दी
एलैटेरिन
e-la-te-rin
HUMagyar
elaterin
el-a-te-rin
IDBahasa Indonesia
elaterin
el-a-te-rin
IGIG
elaterin
el-a-te-rin
ITItaliano
elaterin
el-a-te-rin
KKKK
Элатерин
e-la-te-rin
KMKM
អាលេតេរីន
a-la-te-ri-na
MRMR
एलॅटेरिन
e-la-te-ri-na
MSBahasa Melayu
elaterin
el-a-te-rin
MYမြန်မာ
အလက်တာရိန
a-la-kta-ri-na
NLNederlands
elaterin
el-a-te-rin
NONorsk
elaterin
el-a-te-rin
PAPA
ਇਲੈਟਰਿਨ
i-la-te-ri-na
PLPolski
elaterin
el-a-te-rin
PTPortuguês
elaterin
el-a-te-rin
RORomână
elaterin
el-a-te-rin
RUРусский
Элатерин
el-a-te-rin
SVSvenska
elaterin
el-a-te-rin
SWKiswahili
elaterin
el-a-te-rin
TAதமிழ்
எலேட்டிரின்
e-la-e-tti-rin
TEతెలుగు
ఎలేటెరిన్
e-la-e-te-ri-na
THไทย
เอเลเทอริ
a-le-te-ri
TLTL
elaterin
el-a-te-rin
TRTürkçe
elaterin
el-a-te-rin
UKУкраїнська
Елатерін
ye-la-te-rin
URاردو
الـإيـلـاتـرين
al-il-a-te-ri-na
VITiếng Việt
Elaterin
el-a-te-rin
YOYO
elaterin
el-a-te-rin
ZUZU
elaterin
el-a-te-rin