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aerobat (2)[aerobat 词源字典]: "And with object with it. To perform aerobatics. rare", 1930s; earliest use found in Flight International. From aerobat.[aerobat etymology, aerobat origin, 英语词源]
autocratrix: "= autocratress; a female autocrat", Mid 18th cent.; earliest use found in Samuel Boyse (d. 1749), poet. From post-classical Latin autocratrix, feminine form corresponding to autocrator, after Russian samoderžica.
alary: "Of or relating to wings, especially those of an insect or other animal", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Browne (1605–1682), physician and author. From classical Latin ālāris of auxiliary cavalry, in post-classical Latin sense ‘of or resembling wings’.
astrophotograph: "A photograph of a celestial object or of the night sky; an astronomical photograph", Mid 19th cent. From astro- + photograph. Compare astrophotography.
administrant: "That administers (something); acting in the capacity of a minister or administrator. Now rare", Early 17th cent.; earliest use found in William Segar (d. 1633), herald. Partly from French administrant, present participle of administrer, also used as noun in sense ‘person who ministers to, who serves’, and partly from classical Latin administrant-, administrāns, present participle of administrāre, in post-classical Latin also used as noun in sense ‘person who administers, administrator’.
affinal: "Concerning or having a family relationship by marriage", Mid 19th century: from Latin affinis 'related' (see affinity) + -al.
aeromechanics: "The branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of air and other gases and of objects moving in them; the fluid mechanics of gases", Early 20th cent..
abasia: "An inability to walk, especially in an individual who has no demonstrable sensory impairment or motor weakness; an instance of this", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in The Lancet. From French abasie, with remodelling of the ending after -ia.
autosite: "The larger and more completely developed member of a pair of unequal conjoined twins, on which the less developed member (parasite) is dependent. In early use also: †either of a pair of equally developed conjoined twins ( obsolete )", Mid 19th cent. From French autosite from ancient Greek αὐτόσιτος bringing one's own provisions from αὐτο- + σῖτος food.
alexin: "A serum protein with bactericidal properties; specifically = complement", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in The British Medical Journal. From German Alexin from ancient Greek ἀλέξειν to ward off (from the same Indo-European base as Sanskrit rakṣ- to protect) + German -in.
ageusic: "†a substance that causes ageusia ( obsolete rare ); a person affected with ageusia", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in Merck's Bulletin.
acutifoliate: "(Of a plant) having sharply pointed leaves; (of a leaf) sharply pointed", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in Ogilvie's Imperial Dictionary.
autoinfection: "Reinfection with an agent that remains in the body after causing a previous infection; especially reinfection with a second or subsequent generation of parasites", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in Medical Times and Gazette. After French auto-infection.
ageusia: "Loss of the sense of taste; = ageustia", Early 19th cent.; earliest use found in John Mason Good (1764–1827), physician and surgeon. From scientific Latin ageusia from a- + ancient Greek γεῦσις sense of taste + scientific Latin -ia.
autogamy: "Self-fertilization, especially the self pollination of a flower", Late 19th century: from auto-¹ 'self' + Greek -gamia (from gamos 'marriage').
alectromancy: "= alectryomancy", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in John Gaule (1603/4–1687), Church of England clergyman and author. Partly (i) from post-classical Latin alectromantia from ancient Greek ἀλέκτωρ cock + post-classical Latin -mantia;.
anastigmatic: "(Of a lens system) constructed so that the astigmatism of each element is cancelled out", Late 19th century: from an-¹ 'not' + astigmatic (see astigmatism).
afflictionless: "Free from affliction", Mid 19th cent. From affliction + -less.
acrodermatitis: "Inflammation of the skin of the extremities; (with distinguishing English or scientific Latin word or words) any of various forms of this", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in Jonathan Hutchinson (1828–1913), surgeon. From acro- + dermatitis.
aglycone: "An organic compound (typically an alcohol or phenol) which is combined with a sugar molecule to form a glycoside, from which it may be obtained by hydrolysis", Early 20th cent. From a- + glyco- + -one, after German Aglykon.