selenophobia

名词 n.
美 /səˌli.nəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An abnormal or irrational fear of the Moon. countable,uncountable
  2. A fear of selenium due to its perceived status as a carcinogen and toxin. countable,uncountable
    — […]the chronic use of dietary selenium supplementation or chronic ingestion of drinking water containing selenium slightly above normal or safe levels can facilitate the development of diabetes type 2 and neurodegenerative diseases. These observations do not indicate that we have returned to the era of selenophobia (the fear of selenium observed in the 20th century), but we have to be much more critical about the intentional or unintentional chronic use of selenium.

词形变化

selenophobias plural

词源

From seleno- + -phobia, from Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē, “Moon”) + φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).
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