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单词 ylem
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
y•lem  (ī′ləm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the initial substance of the universe from which all matter is said to be derived.
  • Greek hý̄lē matter, wood
  • Medieval Latin (h)ȳlem, accusative of hȳlē
  • adoption, in modern astrophysics, of Middle English ylem (Gower) 1948

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ylem /ˈaɪləm/ n
  1. the original matter from which the basic elements are said to have been formed following the explosion postulated in the big bang theory of cosmology
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French ilem, from Latin hӯlē stuff, matter, from Greek hulē wood, matter
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