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单词 phthartic
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phtharticadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ϕθαρτικός.
Etymology: < ancient Greek ϕθαρτικός destructive < an ablaut variant of the base of ϕθείρειν to destroy ( < the same Indo-European base as Sanskrit kṣarati it flows, (later) it runs out, wastes away, Avestan γžar- to flow) + -τικός , suffix forming adjectives from verbs (compare -ic suffix).Compare post-classical Latin phtharticum , noun:1684 tr. S. Blankaart Physical Dict. 230 Phtharticum is a corrupting medicine. R. G. Mayne (see quot. 1858) gives a Latin form phtharticus, adjective.
Obsolete. rare.
Deadly, destructive.
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the world > life > death > cause of death > [adjective] > of poison
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1746 New Eng. Gram. i. iii. 27 It [sc.ph] is silent in Phthisic, Phthartic.
1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 951/1 Phtharticus,..phthartic.
1893 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Phthartic, deadly, deleterious. Formerly applied to poisons.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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