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commination [commination 词源字典]: "The action of threatening divine vengeance", Late Middle English: from Latin comminatio(n-), from the verb comminari, from com- (expressing intensive force) + minari 'threaten'.[commination etymology, commination origin, 英语词源]
caplet: "A coated oral medicinal tablet", 1930s: blend of capsule and tablet.
credenda: "With plural concord: things to be believed; matters of faith; propositions forming or belonging to a system. Also in singular (credendum): one such thing, an article of faith", Early 17th cent.; earliest use found in William Barlow. From classical Latin crēdenda things to be believed, neuter plural of crēdendus, gerundive of crēdere to believe.
cryonics: "The practice or technique of deep-freezing the bodies of people who have just died, in the hope that scientific advances may allow them to be revived in the future", 1960s: contraction of cryogenics.
cybernate: "To control (especially an industrial process) by machines or computers; to automate. Also without object: (of an organization) to introduce cybernation or automation", 1960s; earliest use found in Catholic Gazette. From cybern- + -ate.
chargrill: "Grill (food, typically meat or fish) quickly at a very high heat", Late 20th century: on the pattern of charbroil.
choleretic: "Stimulating the secretion of bile by the liver; designating this action or effect", 1920s; earliest use found in Journal of Pharmacological and Experimental Therapeutics. From chole- + -retic, after German choleretisch and Cholereticum respectively, both ultimately after Cholerese amount of bile secreted by the liver in a specific time.
crème fraiche: "A type of thick cream made from double cream with the addition of buttermilk, sour cream, or yogurt", From French crème fraîche, literally 'fresh cream'.
cryptosporidium: "A parasitic coccidian protozoan found in the intestinal tract of many vertebrates, where it sometimes causes disease", Early 20th century: from crypto- 'concealed' + modern Latin sporidium 'small spore'.
chrominance: "The colorimetric difference between a given colour in a television picture and a standard colour of equal luminance", 1950s: from Greek khrōma 'colour', on the pattern of luminance.
chemurgy: "The chemical and industrial use of organic raw materials", 1930s: from chemo-, on the pattern of metallurgy.
Columba: "A small and faint southern constellation (the Dove), near Canis Major. It is sometimes said to represent the dove that Noah sent out from the Ark", Latin.
colubrid: "A snake of a very large family (Colubridae) which includes the majority of harmless species, such as grass snakes and garter snakes. The few venomous species have grooved fangs in the rear of the upper jaw", Late 19th century: from modern Latin Colubridae (plural), from Latin coluber 'snake'.
citatory: "Chiefly Law . Especially of a document: having the function of citing or summoning someone; relating to or concerned with this action. Especially in letters citatory (also citatory letters). Now chiefly historical", Late Middle English. From post-classical Latin citatorius of or relating to a legal summons (from late 12th cent. in British sources; also in continental sources; compare earlier citatorium (noun) legal summons) from classical Latin citāt-, past participial stem of citāre + -ōrius.
creatress: "A female creator", Late 16th cent.; earliest use found in Edmund Spenser (?1552–1599), poet and administrator in Ireland. From creator + -ess: see -tress.
collodion: "A syrupy solution of nitrocellulose in a mixture of alcohol and ether, used for coating things, chiefly in surgery", Mid 19th century: from Greek kollōdēs 'glue-like', from kolla 'glue'.
cineraria: "A plant of the daisy family with compact masses of bright flowers, cultivated as a winter-flowering pot plant", Modern Latin, feminine of Latin cinerarius 'of ashes', from cinis, ciner- 'ashes' (because of the ash-coloured down on the leaves).
cremaster: "The muscle of the spermatic cord, by which the testicle can be partially raised", Late 17th century: from Greek kremastēr, from krema- 'hang'.
chiropody: "The treatment of the feet and their ailments", Late 19th century: from chiro- 'hand' + Greek pous, pod- 'foot'.
cartogram: "A map on which statistical information is shown in diagrammatic form", Late 19th century: from French cartogramme, from carte 'map or card' + -gramme (from Greek gramma 'thing written').