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(organic chemistry) A volatile organic compound secreted by blister beetles..
Cantharidin, although readily decomposed by chemical agents, is so permanent in the body that it has been detected in the corpse of a cat eighty-four days after death.
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Cantharidin means (organic chemistry) A volatile organic compound secreted by blister beetles..
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Cantharidin, although readily decomposed by chemical agents, is so permanent in the body that it has been detected in the corpse of a cat eighty-four days after death.
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