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ventiduct [ventiduct 词源字典]: "A duct passing through a wall for ventilation", Early 17th century: from Latin ventus 'wind' + ductus 'duct'.[ventiduct etymology, ventiduct origin, 英语词源]
ventripotent: "Having a large belly", Early 17th century: from French, from medieval Latin ventripotent-, from Latinventer 'belly' + potent- 'being powerful, being able', from the verb posse.
vespertilionid: "A bat of a large family (Vespertilionidae) that includes most of the typical insectivorous bats of northern temperate regions", Late 19th century: from modern Latin Vespertilionidae (plural), from Latin vespertilio 'bat'.
venesection: "Another term for phlebotomy", Mid 17th century: from medieval Latin venae sectio(n-) 'cutting of a vein'.
vidiot: "A habitual, undiscriminating watcher of television or videotapes", 1960s: blend of video and idiot.
verjuice: "A sour juice obtained from crab apples, unripe grapes, or other fruit, used in cooking and formerly in medicine", Middle English: from Old French vertjus, from vert 'green' + jus 'juice'.
vaccinia: "Cowpox, or the virus which causes it", Early 19th century: modern Latin, from Latin vaccinus (see vaccine).
vibratile: "(Of cilia, flagella, or other small appendages) capable of or characterized by oscillatory motion", Early 19th century: alteration of vibratory, on the pattern of words such as pulsatile.
viscus: "Singular form of viscera", Latin.
viridescent: "Greenish or becoming green", Mid 19th century: from late Latin viridescent- 'becoming green', from the verb viridescere, from Latin viridis 'green'.
velocimeter: "An instrument for measuring velocity", Mid 19th century: from Latin velox, veloc- 'swift' + -meter.
vermiculate: "Another term for vermicular", Early 17th century: from Latin vermiculatus, past participle of vermiculari 'be full of worms' (see vermicular).
viscidium: "In many orchids: a sticky pad on the caudicle or stipe of a pollinium, by means of which the latter is attached to the pollinating insect", 1930s. From scientific Latin viscidium from post-classical Latin viscidus + scientific Latin -idium.
vespine: "Of or relating to wasps", Mid 19th century: from Latin vespa 'wasp' + -ine¹.
vox humana: "An organ stop with a tone supposedly resembling the human voice", Early 18th century: from Latin, literally 'human voice'.
virement: "The process of transferring items from one financial account to another", Early 20th century: from French, from virer 'to turn'.
ventricose: "Having a protruding belly", Mid 18th century: formed irregularly from ventricle + -ose¹.
verminate: "Breed or become infested with vermin", Late 17th century: from Latin verminat- 'full of worms', from the verb verminare, from vermis 'worm'.
Vela: "A southern constellation (the Sails), lying partly in the Milky Way between Carina and Pyxis and originally part of Argo", Latin, plural of velum 'sail'.
vulcanite: "Hard, black vulcanized rubber", Mid 19th century: from Vulcan + -ite¹.