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argute [argute 词源字典]: "Shrewd", Late 16th century: from Latin argutus 'made clear, proved, accused', from arguere.[argute etymology, argute origin, 英语词源]
aspergillum: "An implement for sprinkling holy water", Mid 17th century: from Latin.
acronymic: "Of the nature of, relating to, or designated by an acronym", 1940s. From acronym + -ic; compare -onymic.
acetose: "Resembling or (in early use) containing vinegar; sour or acidic like vinegar", Late Middle English; earliest use found in Lanfranc's Science of Cirurgie. From post-classical Latin acetosus sour, vinegary from classical Latin acētum + -ōsus.
aeromancy: "Divination by air or by things in the air (as clouds, birds, etc.); the practice of interpreting the weather or other atmospheric phenomena in order to predict the future", Late Middle English; earliest use found in John Gower (d. 1408), poet. From Anglo-Norman aermancie and Middle French ayromancie, aerimancie from post-classical Latin aeromantia (636 in Isidore, citing Varro) from aero- + -mantia.
acaricide: "A substance poisonous to mites or ticks", Late 19th century: from Greek akari 'mite, tick' + -cide.
anovulant: "(Chiefly of a drug) preventing ovulation", 1960s: from an-¹ + ovul(ation) + -ant.
accusable: "Able to be accused; open to an accusation (of); blameworthy, reprehensible", Early 16th cent. From classical Latin accūsābilis reprehensible from accūsāre + -bilis.
adenitis: "Inflammation or reactive hyperplasia of one or more lymph nodes; an instance of this. In later use also: inflammation of a gland", Early 19th cent. From scientific Latin adenitis from ancient Greek ἀδήν + scientific Latin -itis.
altigraph: "An altimeter, especially one that produces a graphical record of its measurements", Early 20th cent.; earliest use found in Circular United States Bureau of Standards. From alti- + -graph, probably after altimeter.
acardia: "Congenital absence of the heart, usually accompanied by other malformations and typically occurring in one of a pair of monochorionic or conjoined twins", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal. From scientific Latin acardia from ancient Greek ἀ + καρδία heart. Compare French acardie.
accipiter: "A hawk of a group distinguished by short, broad wings and relatively long legs, adapted for fast flight in wooded country", From Latin, 'hawk, bird of prey'.
agamic: "Asexual; reproducing asexually", Mid 19th century: from Greek agamos 'unmarried' + -ic.
antennule: "A small antenna, especially either of the first pair of antennae in a crustacean", Mid 19th century: diminutive of antenna.
automath: "A person who is self-taught; an autodidact", Mid 18th cent.; earliest use found in Edward Young (bap. 1683, d. 1765), writer. From Hellenistic Greek αὐτομαθής self-taught from ancient Greek αὐτο- + μάθη learning.
acqua alta: "In Venice: an exceptionally high tide which periodically floods the city", Early 20th cent. From Italian acqua alta high tide from acqua water + alta, feminine of alto high.
aspergillosis: "A condition in which certain fungi infect the tissues, most commonly the lungs", Late 19th century: from modern Latin Aspergillus, from aspergillum, + -osis.
aerotherapy: "Treatment of disease by altering the composition or pressure of the air that the patient breathes; especially the climatotherapy of tuberculosis", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in Scientific American.
accrete: "Grow by accumulation or coalescence", Late 18th century: from Latin accret- 'grown', from the verb accrescere, from ad- 'to' + crescere 'grow'.
acosmic: "Not of the universe or cosmos; of, relating to, or characterized by acosmism", Mid 19th cent. From a- + cosmic.