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Word Origins Dictionary
- inasmuch



[inasmuch 词源字典] - contraction of in as much, first attested c. 1300 as in als mikel, a Northern form. First contracted to in asmuch, then, beginning 14c. and especially since 17c., to one word.[inasmuch etymology, inasmuch origin, 英语词源]
- kinase (n.)




- 1902, from Greek kinein "to move" (see cite) + chemical suffix -ase.
- Malvinas




- Argentine name for the Falkland Islands, from French Malouins, name for inhabitants of the French city of St. Malo, who attempted a colony there in 1764 under Louis-Antoine de Bougainville.
- histaminase




- "An enzyme that breaks down histamine (by oxidizing the amino group to an aldehyde)", 1930s. From histamine + -ase.
- alinasal




- "A lateral expansion of the nostrils or of the nasal bone; also as adjective", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in William K. Parker (1823–1890), comparative anatomist and zoologist.