appestatn.

Brit.

/ˈapᵻstat/, U.S.

/ˈæpəˌstæt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: appetite n., -stat comb. form¹.

Etymology: < appe- (in appetite n.) + -stat comb. form¹, perhaps after thermostat n.

The physiological mechanism or region of the brain to which the control of appetite is attributed.

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1952 N. Jolliffe Reduce & stay Reduced i. 2 As a convenient term by which to refer to this mechanism, we have coined a word for it—the appestat.

1970 Life 9 Jan. 63 (advt.) To turn your appestat back to low, take a little sugar in a soft drink, or a candy bar, shortly before mealtime.

1996 Weekly World News 17 Sept. 42/2 If you linger over your food, your appestat will click in.

2006 Women's Health Oct. 69/4 The area of the brain that regulates hunger—aka the appestat.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	appestat
释义	appestatn. Brit. /ˈapᵻstat/, U.S. /ˈæpəˌstæt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: appetite n., -stat comb. form¹. Etymology: < appe- (in appetite n.) + -stat comb. form¹, perhaps after thermostat n. The physiological mechanism or region of the brain to which the control of appetite is attributed. ΚΠ 1952 N. Jolliffe Reduce & stay Reduced i. 2 As a convenient term by which to refer to this mechanism, we have coined a word for it—the appestat. 1970 Life 9 Jan. 63 (advt.) To turn your appestat back to low, take a little sugar in a soft drink, or a candy bar, shortly before mealtime. 1996 Weekly World News 17 Sept. 42/2 If you linger over your food, your appestat will click in. 2006 Women's Health Oct. 69/4 The area of the brain that regulates hunger—aka the appestat. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1952
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