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aperient [aperient 词源字典]: "(Chiefly of a drug) used to relieve constipation", Early 17th century: from Latin aperient- 'opening', from aperire.[aperient etymology, aperient origin, 英语词源]
astrolatry: "The worship of stars and other celestial objects", Late 17th cent.; earliest use found in Ralph Cudworth (1617–1688), philosopher and theologian. From astro- + -latry.
alcoholate: "A compound of alcohol with another compound, analogous to a hydrate; especially a crystalline substance in which alcohol plays a role analogous to that of water of crystallization. Now rare", Early 19th cent.; earliest use found in Philosophical Magazine. From alcohol + -ate. Compare French alcoolat.
alphabetarian: "A person who is learning the alphabet or who is engaged in elementary education; one who is inexperienced in a particular subject; a novice, a beginner. Compare abecedarian. Now somewhat rare", Early 17th cent.; earliest use found in John Selden (1584–1654), lawyer and historical and linguistic scholar. From post-classical Latin alphabetarius alphabetary + -an.
amphoterism: "The capacity to act as an acid or as a base", 1930s.
animadversive: "That has the capacity for animadversion; specifically (in early use) perceptive, percipient, (in later use) critical, hostile", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Henry More (1614–1687), philosopher, poet, and theologian. From classical Latin animadvers-, past participial stem of animadvertere animadvert + -ive. Compare post-classical Latin animadversivus. Compare earlier animadvert, animadversion, animadversor.
anxiolytic: "(Chiefly of a drug) used to reduce anxiety", 1960s: from anxiety + -lytic.
agathopoietic: "Intended to do good; of beneficent tendency", Late 18th cent.; earliest use found in Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832), philosopher, jurist, and reformer. From ancient Greek ἀγαθός good + -poietic, after Hellenistic Greek ἀγαθοποιός doing good, beneficent.
agrostography: "A systematic account or description of the grasses; the branch of botany concerned with this", Mid 18th cent.; earliest use found in Temple Henry Croker (1729–?1790), writer. From post-classical Latin agrostographia from agrostis + -graphia.
avunculate: "The special relationship in some societies between a man and his sister’s son", Early 20th century: from Latin avunculus 'maternal uncle' + -ate².
adjacently: "So as to be adjacent; contiguously", Early 19th cent. From adjacent + -ly.
aluminothermy: "The production of high temperatures by the use of aluminium powder as a reducing agent, especially in a reaction with ferric oxide; reaction of aluminium in this way, with the liberation of heat", Early 20th cent.; earliest use found in Engineering Magazine. From German Aluminothermie.
agrobacterium: "A bacterium of the genus Agrobacterium, which includes Gram-negative aerobic rods found in soil, several of which cause plant galls; also (in form Agrobacterium) the genus itself", 1940s. From agro- + bacterium, after scientific Latin Agrobacterium, genus name.
achievability: "The fact or quality of being achievable", Early 20th cent. From achievable + -ity: see -bility.
actinomycosis: "Disease caused by bacteria of the genus Actinomyces in cattle, other animals, or humans, typically characterized by the formation of nodular suppurating abscesses, most commonly in the region of the head and neck; an instance or type of this", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in The Nineteenth Century. From actino- + mycosis, after German Actinomykose.
acetification: "The conversion of alcohol into acetic acid, as in the manufacture of vinegar; this reaction as a cause of deterioration of alcoholic drinks", Mid 18th cent.; earliest use found in Peter Shaw (1694–1763), physician and author. From classical Latin acētum acetum + -ification.
adenopathy: "Disease affecting lymph nodes; enlargement of lymph nodes; an instance of this", Mid 19th cent. From adeno- + -pathy, after French adénopathie.
agrostologist: "A student or specialist in agrostology", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in George Bentham (1800–1884), botanist. From agrostology + -ist; compare -logist.
agapeistic: "Of or characterized by agape or Christian love", 1950s. From agape + -istic.
aboriginary: "Primordial; existing from or relating to the very beginning of time. rare", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Urquhart (1611–1660), author and translator. From aborigine + -ary, perhaps after originary or post-classical Latin originarius originary.