castoreum

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Etymology

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From Latin castoreum, from Ancient Greek καστόριον (kastórion).

Noun

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castoreum (countable and uncountable, plural castoreums or castorea)

  1. The bitter exudate of the castor sacs of mature beavers.
    • 1835 November 28, Jon Pereira, “Lectures on Materia Medica, or Pharmacology, and General Therapeutics: Lecture IX: On Castoreum”, in London Medical Gazette, volume 17, page 299:
      One of the substances tried was castoreum. [] If I were to judge from my own experience, I would say castoreum has very little therapeutic power, for I have not seen much benefit from its employment in those cases to which this remedy is said to be adapted.
    • 1999, L. Sun, D. Müller-Schwarze, “Chemical Signals in the Beaver: One Species, Two Secretions, Many Functions?”, in Robert E. Johnston, Dietland Müller-Schwarze, Peter W. Sorenson, editors, Advances in Chemical Signals in Vertebrates, page 284:
      While the role of castoreum as a means of territorial advertisement has been extensively investigated and supported, the possibility of coding for sex information has not yet been excluded.
    • 2004, Christian V. Stevens, Roland Verhé, Renewable Bioresources: Scope and Modification for Non-Food Applications, page 257:
      Synthetic castoreums are now available, and can be as good as the natural fragrant[sic].
  2. (archaic) A hat made from beaver fur.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch castorium, from Latin castoreum.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌkɑs.toːˈreː.ʏm/
  • Hyphenation: cas‧to‧re‧um

Noun

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castoreum n (uncountable)

  1. castoreum (exudate from castor sacs)
    Synonym: bevergeil

Latin

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Etymology

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From castor +‎ -eum.

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castoreum n (genitive castoreī); second declension

  1. castoreum, castor sac exudate

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative castoreum castorea
Genitive castoreī castoreōrum
Dative castoreō castoreīs
Accusative castoreum castorea
Ablative castoreō castoreīs
Vocative castoreum castorea

References

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  • castoreum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • castoreum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press