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admin [admin 词源字典]: "The administration of a business, organization, etc", 1940s: abbreviation.[admin etymology, admin origin, 英语词源]
actin: "A protein which forms (together with myosin) the contractile filaments of muscle cells, and is also involved in motion in other types of cell", 1940: from Greek aktis, aktin- 'ray' + -in¹.
ad-lib: "Speak or perform without previously preparing one’s words", Early 19th century (as an adverb): abbreviation of ad libitum.
acetal: "An organic compound formed by the condensation of two alcohol molecules with an aldehyde molecule", Mid 19th century: from acetic acid + al from alcohol.
Arachne: "A woman of Colophon in Lydia, a skilful weaver who challenged Athene to a contest. Athene destroyed Arachne’s work and Arachne tried to hang herself, but Athene changed her into a spider", From Greek arakhnē 'spider'.
auric: "Of gold with a valency of three; of gold(III)", Early 19th century: from Latin aurum 'gold' + -ic.
alexia: "Inability to recognize or read written words or letters, typically as a result of brain damage", Late 19th century: from a-¹ 'without' + Greek lexis 'speech', from legein 'speak', which was confused with Latin legere 'read'.
adnate: "Joined by having grown together", Mid 17th century: from Latin adnatus, variant of agnatus (see agnate), by association with ad-.
anomia: "A form of aphasia in which the patient is unable to recall the names of everyday objects", Early 20th century: formed irregularly from a-¹ 'without, not' + Latin nomen 'name' + -ia¹.
agaric: "A fungus with a fruiting body that resembles a mushroom, having a convex or flattened cap with gills on the underside", Late Middle English (originally denoting various bracket fungi with medicinal or other uses): from Latin agaricum, from Greek agarikon 'tree fungus'.
Atticism: "A word or form characteristic of Attic Greek, regarded as having particular literary elegance", Late 16th century: from Greek Attikismos, from Attikos (see Attic).
abomasum: "The fourth stomach of a ruminant, which receives food from the omasum and passes it to the small intestine", Late 17th century: modern Latin, from ab- 'away, from' + omasum (see omasum).
adscititious: "Forming an addition or supplement; not integral", Early 17th century: from Latin adscit- 'admitted, adopted', from adsciscere, + -itious¹, on the pattern of adventitious.
afreet: "(In Arabian and Muslim mythology) a powerful jinn or demon", Late 18th century: from Arabic ‘ifrīt.
alcazar: "A Spanish palace or fortress of Moorish origin", Early 17th century: from Spanish alcázar, from Arabic al-qaṣr 'the castle'.
amphibology: "A phrase or sentence that is grammatically ambiguous, such as She sees more of her children than her husband", Late Middle English: from Old French amphibologie, from late Latin amphibologia, from Latin amphibolia, from Greek amphibolos 'ambiguous' (see amphibole).
amphibole: "Any of a class of rock-forming silicate or aluminosilicate minerals typically occurring as fibrous or columnar crystals", Early 19th century: from French, from Latin amphibolus 'ambiguous' (because of the varied structure of these minerals), from Greek amphibolos, from amphi- 'both, on both sides' + ballein 'to throw'.
amphisbaena: "A mythical serpent with a head at each end", Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek amphisbaina, from amphis 'both ways' + bainein 'go'.
anguilliform: "Shaped like or resembling an eel", Late 17th century: from Latin anguilla 'eel' + -iform.
apoptosis: "The death of cells which occurs as a normal and controlled part of an organism’s growth or development", 1970s: from Greek apoptōsis 'falling off', from apo 'from' + ptōsis 'falling, a fall'.