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单词 algid
释义

algid

[ al-jid ]
/ ˈæl dʒɪd /
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adjective

cold; chilly.

Origin of algid

1620–30; <Latin algidus “cold,” from algēre “to be cold”

OTHER WORDS FROM algid

al·gid·i·ty, al·gid·ness, noun

Words nearby algid

algetic, Al-Ghazzali, Alghero, -algia, algicide, algid, algid stage, Algie, Algiers, algin, alginate
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Example sentences from the Web for algid

  • Equally ineffectual are other means used for communicating heat to the algid body and thereby reviving its functions.

    A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
  • Yet the efficacy of this powerful agency is by no means comparable to that which it produces in the algid forms of malarial fever.

    A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
  • The algid or congestive form occurs more frequently than either of the others.

    A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various

British Dictionary definitions for algid

algid
/ (ˈældʒɪd) /

adjective

med chilly or cold

Derived forms of algid

algidity, noun

Word Origin for algid

C17: from Latin algidus, from algēre to be cold
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