单词 | diaeretic |
释义 | diaereticadj.n. A. adj. Of, pertaining to, or by means of diæresis or division. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > [adjective] > undergoing division > relating to or of the nature of division divisive1603 diaeretic1640 divisional1738 divisionary1815 fissive1875 divisorial1882 1640 G. Watts tr. F. Bacon Of Advancem. Learning vi. ii. 276 As for those other Methods, Analytique; Systatique, Dieritique; [etc.]. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Dieretick, pertaining to a division, or the figure Diæresis. 1854 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 269/1 Having power to divide, dissolve, or corrode; escharotic, corrosive, dieretic. 1883 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Dieretic. B. n. Medicine. A caustic or corrosive agent. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Diæretics, medicines which corrode and eat. 1883 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Diæretic, an old term for a caustic. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.n.1640 |
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