accrementitiousadj.

Brit.

/ˌakrᵻmənˈtɪʃəs/, U.S.

/ˌækrəmənˈtɪʃəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin accrēmentum , -itious suffix².

Etymology: < classical Latin accrēmentum addition ( < accrēscere accresce v. + -mentum -ment suffix; compare excrēmentum excrement n.² < excrēscere) + -itious suffix², after excrementitious adj.¹, recrementitious adj.

Biology. rare.

Contributing to growth by addition or accretion; accretionary.

ΚΠ

1852 T. F. Betton tr. V. Regnault Elements Chem. II. 732 In the small intestine is effected the division between the digested alimentary substances, which are to be absorbed by the organism, and are called, on that account, accrementitious substances [Fr. matières accrémentitielles], and those which, remaining untouched,..are rejected externally, and consist of excrementitious substances or fæces.

1868 Amer. Jrnl. Obstetr. 1 225 Gemmation (or sarculation, sterculary accrementitious generation of Burdoch,..), is observed above all in the anatomical elements of acotyledonous plants.

1973 J. C. Smuts Walt Whitman iv. 69 It is this central force, urging and propelling a certain quantity of accrementitious matter, that constitutes the basis of the personality in every man.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	accrementitious
释义	accrementitiousadj. Brit. /ˌakrᵻmənˈtɪʃəs/, U.S. /ˌækrəmənˈtɪʃəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin accrēmentum , -itious suffix². Etymology: < classical Latin accrēmentum addition ( < accrēscere accresce v. + -mentum -ment suffix; compare excrēmentum excrement n.² < excrēscere) + -itious suffix², after excrementitious adj.¹, recrementitious adj. Biology. rare. Contributing to growth by addition or accretion; accretionary. ΚΠ 1852 T. F. Betton tr. V. Regnault Elements Chem. II. 732 In the small intestine is effected the division between the digested alimentary substances, which are to be absorbed by the organism, and are called, on that account, accrementitious substances [Fr. matières accrémentitielles], and those which, remaining untouched,..are rejected externally, and consist of excrementitious substances or fæces. 1868 Amer. Jrnl. Obstetr. 1 225 Gemmation (or sarculation, sterculary accrementitious generation of Burdoch,..), is observed above all in the anatomical elements of acotyledonous plants. 1973 J. C. Smuts Walt Whitman iv. 69 It is this central force, urging and propelling a certain quantity of accrementitious matter, that constitutes the basis of the personality in every man. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1852
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