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abortional [abortional 词源字典]: "Of or relating to abortion; of the nature of an abortion or failure; abortive", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in The British Critic, quarterly theological review, and ecclesiastical record. From abortion + -al.[abortional etymology, abortional origin, 英语词源]
aqua regia: "A mixture of concentrated nitric and hydrochloric acids. It is a highly corrosive liquid able to attack gold and other resistant substances", Early 17th century: Latin, literally 'royal water'.
acridology: "The branch of entomology concerned with the study of grasshoppers and locusts", 1940s. From acrid- + -ology.
aerotropic: "Exhibiting or characterized by aerotropism", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in The Botanical Gazette.
altazimuth: "A telescope mounting that moves in azimuth (about a vertical axis) and in altitude (about a horizontal axis)", Mid 19th century: blend of altitude and azimuth.
allotheism: "In Christian contexts: the worship of another god or other gods", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Jeremy Taylor (d. 1667), Church of Ireland bishop of Down and Connor and religious writer. From allo- + -theism, after monotheism, polytheism, etc.
aerotropism: "The property of bending or turning towards a source of air, exhibited especially by the growing roots of plants", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in The Century Dictionary. From aero- + -tropism, after German Aërotropismus.
abranchiate: "Originally: †belonging to a former group Abranchiata or Abranchiatae of annelids ( obsolete ). In later use: (more generally) having no gills; not bearing gills", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in Henry McMurtrie (1793–1865). From a- + ancient Greek βράγχια gills + -ate, after scientific Latin Abranchiata, Abranchiatae, group names, which are in turn after French Abranches, plural noun ( Cuvier Le règne animal II. 516). Compare French abranche (adjective) belonging to a former group of annelids.
acotyledon: "A plant with no distinct seed leaves, especially a fern or moss", Mid 18th century: from modern Latin plural acotyledones (see a-¹, cotyledon).
aciculiform: "Needle-shaped, acicular", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in Cardale Babington (1808–1895), botanist and archaeologist. From acicula + -iform. Compare French aciculiforme.
allochronic: "Of species, populations, features, etc.: existing or arising at different periods of geological time", 1940s; earliest use found in Ernst Mayr (b. 1904). From allo- + -chronic.
allocentric: " Psychol. Concentrating on or interested in external objects in themselves, rather than in regard to their relation or relevance to oneself", Early 20th cent.; earliest use found in Medical Times. From allo- + -centric.
agathodemon: "A beneficent spirit or divinity, especially one manifested or depicted as a serpent or dragon", Mid 18th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Shaw (1694–1751), traveller. From (i) post-classical Latin agathodaemon kind of Egyptian serpent.
aerophysics: "The physics of the atmosphere; specifically the branch of physics concerned with the movement of missiles, aircraft, etc., through the air", Late 19th cent. From aero- + physics.
acriflavine: "A bright orange-red dye derived from acridine, used as an antiseptic", Early 20th century: formed irregularly from acridine + Latin flavus 'yellow' + -ine⁴.
altiloquent: "Of speech, writing, etc.: characterized by altiloquence; loud, elevated, pompous, or high-flown. Occasionally also of a person: using such language", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Blount (1618–1679), antiquary and lexicographer. From alti- + -loquent, after altiloquence.
actinophage: "A virus that attacks actinomycetes", 1940s. From actino- + phage.
abradant: "An abradant substance or agent", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in U.S. Patents. From abrade + -ant.
abortionism: "Originally: the practice of inducing abortion. In later use ( depreciative ): support for or advocacy for permitting induced abortion, especially as a woman's right", Mid 19th cent. From abortion + -ism. Compare slightly earlier abortionist.
anserine: "Of or like a goose", Mid 19th century: from Latin anserinus, from anser 'goose'.