acraticadj.

Brit.

/əˈkratɪk/, U.S.

/əˈkrɑdɪk/,

/əˈkrædɪk/

Forms: 1800s akratic, 1800s– acratic. Also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element; perhaps modelled on a German lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Greek ἄκρατος , -ic suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ἄκρατος unmixed, pure (see acrasia n.) + -ic suffix, after German Akratopegen or post-classical Latin Akratopegae chemically indifferent springs (both 1838 in A. Vetter Theoretisch-praktisches Handbuch der Heilquellenlehre pp. xiii, 130).

Now rare.

Of a spa or its waters: distinguished by water purity rather than mineral content; clear, tasteless.

ΚΠ

1851 S. Sutro Lect. German Mineral Waters iv. 61 To all the ‘akratic’ spas, the common property of ‘Verjüngen’ (youth-restoring) is attributed.

1851 Fraser's Mag. 44 154/2 Among the akratic or ‘chemically indifferent’ spas, Teplitz, in Bohemia, is that which combines the largest quantity of solid ingredients with the highest temperature.

1862 Dublin Q. Jrnl. Med. Sci. 34 249 Those who are paraplegic may unhesitatingly commence treatment at the acratic baths above-mentioned.

1988 J. H. Bain Spas iii. 11 Bad Mittemdorf spa offers Acratic thermal springs, curative mud, and pure Alpine climate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acratic
释义	acraticadj. Brit. /əˈkratɪk/, U.S. /əˈkrɑdɪk/, /əˈkrædɪk/ Forms: 1800s akratic, 1800s– acratic. Also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element; perhaps modelled on a German lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Greek ἄκρατος , -ic suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek ἄκρατος unmixed, pure (see acrasia n.) + -ic suffix, after German Akratopegen or post-classical Latin Akratopegae chemically indifferent springs (both 1838 in A. Vetter Theoretisch-praktisches Handbuch der Heilquellenlehre pp. xiii, 130). Now rare. Of a spa or its waters: distinguished by water purity rather than mineral content; clear, tasteless. ΚΠ 1851 S. Sutro Lect. German Mineral Waters iv. 61 To all the ‘akratic’ spas, the common property of ‘Verjüngen’ (youth-restoring) is attributed. 1851 Fraser's Mag. 44 154/2 Among the akratic or ‘chemically indifferent’ spas, Teplitz, in Bohemia, is that which combines the largest quantity of solid ingredients with the highest temperature. 1862 Dublin Q. Jrnl. Med. Sci. 34 249 Those who are paraplegic may unhesitatingly commence treatment at the acratic baths above-mentioned. 1988 J. H. Bain Spas iii. 11 Bad Mittemdorf spa offers Acratic thermal springs, curative mud, and pure Alpine climate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1851
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