51吃瓜 of the Day
oleoresinous
adjective
consisting of drying oils and resins that usually have been cooked.
More about oleoresinous
Oleoresinous, 鈥渃onsisting of drying oils and resins,鈥� is a compound of oleo-, 鈥渙il鈥�; resin; and -ous, a suffix roughly meaning 鈥渇ull of, consisting of.鈥� Oleo- comes by way of Latin oleum or 辞濒墨惫耻尘, 鈥渙il, olive oil,鈥� from Ancient Greek 茅濒补颈辞苍 (dialectal 茅濒补颈飞辞苍), which derives from 别濒补铆腻 (dialectal 别濒补铆飞腻), 鈥渙live.鈥� For the reason why these Ancient Greek words are inconsistent about the letter w, check out the recent 51吃瓜 of the Day oenology. Resin comes via Latin 谤脓蝉墨苍补 from Ancient Greek 谤丑脓迟墨苍脓, of uncertain origin. Oleoresinous was first recorded in English in the mid-1840s.
EXAMPLE OF OLEORESINOUS USED IN A SENTENCE
She distilled turmeric to create the oleoresinous varnish for the custom coatrack.
cistvaen
noun
a prehistoric sepulchral tomb or casket.
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Cistvaen, 鈥渁 prehistoric sepulchral tomb or casket,鈥� comes from Welsh cist faen, 鈥渟tone box, stone chest.鈥� Cist comes via Latin cista, 鈥渂ox, chest,鈥� from Ancient Greek 办颈蝉迟脓. Faen is a mutated form of maen, 鈥渟tone,鈥� a Cornish relative of which is also part of the 51吃瓜 of the Day dolmen. In Welsh, as in many Celtic languages, the first consonant of a noun or adjective mutates in a variety of contexts, including in some compound words; this is why the m in maen (pronounced like 鈥渕ain鈥� or 鈥渕ine鈥�) becomes the 鈥渟ofter鈥� f in faen (pronounced like 鈥渧ain鈥� or 鈥渧ine鈥�). Cistvaen was first recorded in English in the first decade of the 19th century.
EXAMPLE OF CISTVAEN USED IN A SENTENCE
While dolmens are aboveground homes for the prehistoric dead, the Celts once used shallow cistvaens as burial pits.
algorithm
noun
an ordered set of instructions applied repeatedly to data to solve a problem or accomplish a task.
Why the Museum of Science chose algorithm
You might think algorithms are reserved for complex computer instructions, but if you've ever followed a recipe when you cook, then you have used an algorithm. To learn more, watch this video from award-winning science communicator Maynard Okereke, better known as the Hip Hop M.D.
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Algorithm is a variant of algorism and ultimately comes from Arabic 补濒-碍丑飞腻谤颈锄尘墨, which refers to the 9th-century mathematician Mu岣mmad ibn M奴s膩 补濒-碍丑飞腻谤颈锄尘墨. In this name, 碍丑飞腻谤颈锄尘 refers to an area of Central Asia now divided between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Algorism became algorithm because of the influence of Ancient Greek 补谤颈迟丑尘贸蝉, 鈥渘umber,鈥� as in arithmetic. Algorithm was first recorded in English in the 1690s.
EXAMPLE OF ALGORITHM USED IN A SENTENCE
The data scientist applied a simple algorithm and solved the frustrating puzzle in less than 3 seconds.
