ELATERID

n. E2l-a2t'e2r-i2d. A very bitter substance found in the Ecballium elaterium; insoluble in water and in ether, soluble in alcohol, in alkalies, and in concentrated acids. [B, 5.] ELATER I DOE [Leach] (Lat), n. f. pi. E21-a2t(a3t)-e2rrar)'i2d-e- (as-ea). Fr., elate rides, elater i ens. Ger.. Springkcifer. Schnellkdfer. A family of the Coleoptera having the prothorax and mesothorax united by a loose articulation. [L, 41, 49, 292.] [s. 668]