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acariasis [acariasis 词源字典]: "Infestation, especially of the skin, with mites or ticks; disease resulting from such infestation; an instance of this", Early 19th cent.; earliest use found in William Kirby (1759–1850), entomologist and naturalist. From acarus or its etymon post-classical Latin acarus + -iasis.[acariasis etymology, acariasis origin, 英语词源]
amygdalin: "A bitter crystalline compound found in bitter almonds and the stones of peaches, apricots, and other fruit", Mid 19th century: from Latin amygdala 'almond' + -in¹.
aerification: "Aeration (now especially of soil or turf)", Late 18th cent.; earliest use found in William Nicholson (1753–1815), chemist and inventor. From classical Latin āēr air + -ification.
advenient: "That comes from outside, deriving from an external source", Late 16th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Lodge (1558–1625), author and physician. From classical Latin advenient-, adveniēns, present participle of advenīre.
acid test: "A conclusive test of the success or value of something", Figuratively, from the original use denoting a test for gold using nitric acid.
agaricoid: "Relating to or characteristic of an agaric. Also: belonging to the genus Agaricus or (more widely) the order Agaricales of gilled mushrooms", Early 19th cent.; earliest use found in Robert Kaye Greville (1794–1866), botanist. From agaric + -oid.
aleukaemic: "Designating types or stages of leukaemias and related diseases in which the leucocyte count in the blood is not elevated; especially in aleukaemic leukaemia", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in American Journal of the Medical Sciences. From a- + leukaemic, after French aleucémique or its etymon German aleukämisch.
aerophore: " Botany . In certain ferns: a specialized structure with numerous stomata for aeration, usually seen as a band of pale tissue on the stem or a small outgrowth at the base of a frond", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in William Hooker (1785–1865), botanist. From aero- + -phore.
andragogy: "The method and practice of teaching adult learners; adult education", 1920s: blend of andro- and pedagogy.
actinozoan: "A member of the class Actinozoa (Anthozoa); (now) specifically = anthozoan", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. From Actinozoa + -an.
amerciable: "Liable to be amerced", Early 17th cent.; earliest use found in Randle Cotgrave (fl. 1587–?1630), lexicographer. In some forms from amerce + -able, after Law French amerciable; in some forms directly from Law French amerciable from amercier + -able. Compare post-classical Latin amerciabilis.
astroglia: "With singular concord: neuroglia that is composed of astrocytes. With plural concord: astrocytes of this tissue", 1920s. From astro- + glia. Compare earlier astrocyte, neuroglia.
abranchial: "= abranchiate", Mid 19th cent. From a- + ancient Greek βράγχια gills + -al, after the French and scientific Latin plural nouns cited at abranchiate.
abstrusity: "An obscure or esoteric point or question; something that is abstruse", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Henry Reynolds (fl. 1628–1632), poet. From abstruse + -ity.
agnoiology: "The study of the nature of ignorance or of what it is impossible to know; a particular theory concerning this", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in James Frederick Ferrier (1808–1864), philosopher. From ancient Greek ἄγνοια ignorance (probably from ἀγνοεῖν to be ignorant + -ία) + -ology.
ad interim: "For an intervening or temporary period of time", Latin, from ad 'to' and interim 'meanwhile', used as a noun.
abiogenous: "= abiogenic", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in The New English Dictionary. From a- + bio- + -genous, after abiogenesis.
absinthine: "Having the characteristics of wormwood; bitter, harsh", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881), author, biographer, and historian. Originally from absinth or its ultimate etymon classical Latin absinthium absinthium + -ine. In later use also from absinthe + -ine.
acousmatic: "A member of a group of disciples of Pythagoras who unquestioningly followed his doctrines and precepts rather than studying his scientific proofs and demonstrations. Opposed to mathematic, mathematician", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Stanley (1625–1678), poet and classical scholar. From post-classical Latin acusmaticus and its etymon Byzantine Greek ἀκουσματικός probationer in the school of Pythagoras, lit. ‘person willing to hear’ from ancient Greek ἀκουσματ-, ἄκουσμα + -ικός.
acanthosis: "Disease of the skin affecting the prickle-cell layer (stratum spinosum) of the epidermis; hyperplasia of prickle cells; an instance of this", Late 19th cent. From acantho- + -osis, after German Akanthose.