单词 | nitro-aerial |
释义 | nitro-aerial/ˌnʌɪtrəʊˈɛːrɪəl/(also nitro-aereal) Chemistry. Now historical adjective Designating or relating to a substance or chemical principle supposedly present in both air and nitre and, according to the theories of John Mayow (1641–79), responsible for processes such as combustion, fermentation, and respiration. OriginLate 17th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From nitro- + aerial, after post-classical Latin nitro-aereus. |
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