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agrestal [agrestal 词源字典]: "Growing wild in cultivated fields", Mid 19th century: from Latin agrestis 'relating to the country' (see agrestic) + -al.[agrestal etymology, agrestal origin, 英语词源]
agastric: "Lacking, or apparently lacking, a stomach or an alimentary canal; characterized by this", Early 19th cent.; earliest use found in Anti-Jacobin Review. From a- + gastric, probably after French agastrique.
aerometer: "An instrument or apparatus for measuring the density of air or other gases", Late 17th cent.; earliest use found in Henry Stubbe (1632–1676), author and physician. From aero- + -meter.
anorectal: "Relating to the anus and rectum", Late 19th century: from French ano-rectal, from Latin ano- (combining form of anus) + rectal (see rectal).
apetalous: "(Of a flower) having no petals", Early 18th century: from modern Latin apetalus, from Greek apetalos 'leafless' (from a- 'without' + petalon 'leaf') + -ous.
anaerobe: "A microorganism that is able to, or can only, live in the absence of oxygen", Late 19th century: from an-¹ + aerobe.
adhocracy: "A system of flexible and informal organization and management in place of rigid bureaucracy", 1970s: blend of ad hoc and -cracy.
acrodynia: "A disorder characterized by swelling and pain or paraesthesia of the hands and feet, with gastrointestinal and various other symptoms, probably resulting from mercury poisoning but originally also attributed to ergotism or arsenic poisoning; (in later use) specifically = pink disease", Mid 19th cent. After French acrodynie.
aciculate: "Needle-shaped, acicular. Also: (a) covered with or bearing aciculae; (b) marked as if scratched with a needle ( rare )", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in William Macgillivray (1796–1852), ornithologist and natural historian. From acicula + -ate, originally after French aciculé. Compare scientific Latin aciculatus.
abdicable: "Capable of being abdicated or renounced", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in Webster's Dictionary English Language. From post-classical Latin abdicabilis able to be renounced from classical Latin abdicāre + -bilis.
affronter: "A person who affronts or insults another; a person who causes offence", Late 16th cent.; earliest use found in John Florio (1553–1625), author and teacher of languages. From affront + -er, in sense 1 after Middle French, French affronteur deceiver, impostor.
axilla: "An armpit, or the corresponding part in a bird or other animal", Early 17th century: from Latin, diminutive of ala 'wing'.
anorectum: "The anus and rectum considered as a single structure", 1940s.
ancon: "A console, typically consisting of two volutes, that supports or appears to support a cornice", Early 18th century (denoting the corner or quoin of a wall or rafter): via Latin from Greek ankōn 'bend, elbow'.
auto-ignition: "Spontaneous ignition of a combustible mixture, without an external source of ignition (such as a flame or spark); specifically this event in an internal-combustion engine", Early 20th cent. From auto- + ignition.
aboriginally: "From the very beginning; from the origin of a people or culture; in the earliest times or conditions known to history", Late 17th cent.; earliest use found in John Williams (c1633–1709), bishop of Chichester. From aboriginal + -ly.
ad referendum: "Pending the assent of the parties involved, or a higher authority; subject to agreement by other parties and (now usually) to finalization of the details", Early 18th cent.; earliest use found in Abel Boyer (?1667–1729), lexicographer and journalist. From post-classical Latin ad referendum pending the assent of the parties involved, subject to agreement from classical Latin ad + referendum.
agon: "A public celebration of games, including athletic, dramatic, and musical contests, in the ancient Greek or Roman world; a contest for a prize at such games", Late 16th cent.; earliest use found in Hugh Broughton (1549–1612), divine and Hebraist. From (i) classical Latin agōn struggle, public exhibition of games, contest, in post-classical Latin also spiritual struggle, martyrdom (late 2nd cent. in Tertullian), death struggle.
aerodromic: "Of or relating to aircraft or travel in the air; aeronautical", Late 19th cent. From aerodrome + -ic. Compare slightly earlier aerodromics.
allophenic: "Of an organism: produced by the fusion of two embryos; tetraparental", 1960s. From allo- + phen- + -ic.