单词 | amygdule |
释义 | amygdule in American English (əˈmɪgˌdul; əˈmɪgˌdjul) noun a small gas pocket, usually found in volcanic rock, partly or completely filled with a mineral, esp. a zeolite, calcite, or quartz : sometimes called aˈmygˌdale (əˈmɪgˌdeɪl)Word origin < L amygdala, almond: from the typical shapeamygdule in American English (əˈmɪɡduːl, -djuːl) noun Geology one of the mineral nodules in an amygdaloid Word origin [1875–80; amygd(ala) + -ule]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: graph, knockabout, neoclassic, pressure point, weekender-ule is a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, originally diminutive nouns (capsule; globule; nodule) or noun derivatives of verbs (ligule) |
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