omphalopsychic
构词拆解
- omphalo-
- Relating to the navel.
- psych-
- Alternative form of psycho-.
- -ic
- Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”. · (chemistry) Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a greater oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. For example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid
词源说明
Back-formation from omphalopsychite: see there for more. By surface analysis, omphalo- + psych- + -ic.
释义
形容词adjective
- 1uncommonRelated to or characterised by navel-gazing (omphaloskepsis).
名词noun
- 1rareSomeone who engages in omphaloskepsis, a navel-gazer.