Cant liar is (kan'thar-is)

PL cantharides. Syn.: blister beetle, i. A genus of coleopterous insects, now referred to Lytta. 2. Of the U. S. Ph. and Br. Ph., the Spanish fly Cant liar is vers i cat or i a. In English it is usually written in the plural, cantharides. For its poisonous effects, see cantharid ism. The official preparations of c. in the U. S. Ph. are: the cerate, cantharidal collodion, and the tincture. The cerate is commonly employed in the form of a plaster. List of poisons and their antidotes, see in appendix, page 938. Cant liar is vesica to ria. The Spanish fly, or blister beetle of southern and central Europe. It constitutes the drug c. or cantharides. ceratum cantharid is. Blistering cerate, blister plaster (when spread) made by adding powdered cantharides to liquid petrolatum and, after macerating, adding yellow wax, rosin, and lard. [U. S. Ph.] charta cantharid is. Cantharides, or blistering paper; paper spread with a preparation of cantharides. [U. S. Ph., Br. Ph.] collodium cum can thar ide. See under collodium. [U. S. Ph.] emplastrum cantharid is. See ceratum cantharid is. tinctura cantharid is. A tincture containing 10 per cent. [U. S. Ph.] of cantharides. unguentum cantharid is. An ointment made by mixing yellow wax with a strained infusion of cantharides in olive oil [Br. Ph.]. [Gr., kantharos, beetle.]