unctuous的词根

【来源及含义】Latin: full of or having the qualities of; in chemistry, a suffix denoting that the element indicated by the name bearing it, has a valence lower than that denoted by the termination -ic; as, nitrous, sulphurous, etc., as contrasted with nitric, sulphuric, etc.

【相关描述】Only a small number of the hundreds of examples are presented because there are just too many to include at this time.

【同源单词】abdominous, abiogenous, ablepharous, abstemious, acanthaceous, acanthocephalous

【来源及含义】Latin: ointment; anoint; smear

【同源单词】inunction, unction, unctuous, unguent, unguentarium, unguentary

【来源及含义】Latin: a suffix; tending to, inclined to

【同源单词】ambiguous, assiduous, bilinguous, conspicuous, contemptuous, continuous