leprosity

麻风状态

发音

US /lɛˈpɹɑsɪti/
UK /lɛˈpɹɒsɪti/

词形变化

leprosities 复数 leprosities

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of leprosy in its various senses.

    古体 可数 不可数 医学
  2. 2.

    The supposed impurity or impurities of various metals, understood as causing their deviation from gold.

    可数 不可数

    The purpose of physical alchemy—as opposed to its various spiritual pursuits—was to treat the leprosity of base metals such as lead, refining and purifying them into gold.

  3. 3.

    Synonym of scaliness.

    古体 可数 不可数 生物

词源

From Middle English leprosite, from Medieval Latin leprositas (“state of being leprous, leprosy”) either directly or via French leprosite, from leprōsus (“leprous”) + -itas (“-ity”).

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