英语词汇“adventitious”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

ad·ven·ti·tious

(ăd′vĕn-tĭshəs, -vən-)

adj.

1. Arising from an external cause or factor; not inherent: symmetry that was purely adventitious; adventitious circumstances that contributed to the plan's success.

2. Biology

a. Of or belonging to a structure that develops in an unusual place: adventitious roots.

b. Originating from an external source, especially as a contaminant: adventitious viruses in a cell culture.

c. Not congenital: adventitious deafness.

[From Latin adventīcius, foreign, from adventus, arrival; see ADVENT.]

ad′ven·titious·ly adv.

ad′ven·titious·ness n.

adventitious

adventitious roots of a corn plant

单词	adventitious
释义	ad·ven·ti·tious (ăd′vĕn-tĭshəs, -vən-) adj. 1. Arising from an external cause or factor; not inherent: symmetry that was purely adventitious; adventitious circumstances that contributed to the plan's success. 2. Biology a. Of or belonging to a structure that develops in an unusual place: adventitious roots. b. Originating from an external source, especially as a contaminant: adventitious viruses in a cell culture. c. Not congenital: adventitious deafness. [From Latin adventīcius, foreign, from adventus, arrival; see ADVENT.] ad′ven·titious·ly adv. ad′ven·titious·ness n. adventitious adventitious roots of a corn plant
随便看	geometer geometer geometric geometrical geometrically geometrician geometric isomer geometricized geometric mean geometric pace geometric progression geometrics geometric series geometrid geometrize geometry geomorphic geomorphologic geomorphological geomorphologically geomorphologist geomorphology geophagism geophagist geophagy