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单词 adipsous
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adipsousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ἄδιψος , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < ancient Greek ἄδιψος not thirsty, that quenches thirst ( < ἀ- a- prefix6 + δίψα thirst: see dipsas n.) + -ous suffix. Compare post-classical Latin adipsus not thirsty (a1540). Compare earlier adipson n. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (ădi·psəs) /əˈdɪpsəs/.
Medicine. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
That quenches thirst.
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1871 Philadelphia Univ. Jrnl. Med. & Surg. 14 190 Adipsous, allaying thirst; applied to medicines and fruits which so act.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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