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malic
adjective
pertaining to or derived from apples.
More about malic
Malic 鈥減ertaining to apples鈥� comes by way of French from Latin 尘腻濒耻尘 鈥渁辫辫濒别.” 惭腻濒耻尘, in turn, is an adaptation of Ancient Greek 尘锚濒辞苍, which refers specifically to apples or generally to any tree fruit and is also the source of English melon. Similarly, though 尘腻濒耻尘 survives today as Italian mela 鈥渁pple,鈥� while the French word for 鈥渁pple,鈥� pomme, comes from Latin 辫艒尘耻尘 鈥渇ruit.鈥� Portuguese 尘补莽茫 and Spanish manzana derive instead from the Latin term Matti膩na (mala) 鈥�(apples) of Matius,鈥� which refers to Gaius Matius, a Roman botanist and friend of Julius Caesar. Though the words are almost identical, Latin 尘腻濒耻尘 is not related to Latin malus 鈥渂ad,鈥� meaning that the use of apples to represent forbidden fruit is a clever pun. Malic was first recorded in English in the 1790s.
EXAMPLE OF MALIC USED IN A SENTENCE
The Evil Queen鈥檚 temptation of Snow White with a poisoned apple is a perfect example of malic malice.
petrichor
noun
a distinctive scent, usually described as earthy, pleasant, or sweet, produced by rainfall on very dry ground.
Why the Museum of Science chose petrichor
There鈥檚 nothing quite like the smell of a rainstorm, and you鈥檝e likely wondered, what causes that distinct smell? To find out, watch this video about petrichor from science communicator, Alex Dainis, PhD.
More about petrichor
Petrichor is based on two Ancient Greek words: 辫茅迟谤辞蝉, meaning 鈥渟tone,鈥� and 墨肠丑峁搑, the name of an ethereal fluid that the gods of Greek mythology had instead of blood in their veins. This scent results from certain types of rocks and soils releasing a plant-derived oil during rainfall. Scientists Isabel Joy Bear and Richard G. Thomas coined petrichor in 1964.
EXAMPLE OF PETRICHOR USED IN A SENTENCE
After weeks without a single drop of rain, petrichor hung in the air after this morning鈥檚 showers.
FUN FACT ABOUT PETRICHOR
Though often confused with the smell that ozone causes before rainfall, petrichor actually refers to the earthy aroma during rain. Learn more fun facts .
aegrotat
noun
an unclassified degree granted a university student who has fulfilled all requirements for graduation but was prevented by illness from attending the final examinations.
More about aegrotat
Aegrotat, 鈥渁 graduate degree given because of illness,鈥� is a British English term that was borrowed from Latin, in which 补别驳谤艒迟补迟 literally means 鈥�(a person) is sick.鈥� Unlike English, Latin typically uses -re to mark the infinitive, therefore, the infinitive counterpart of 补别驳谤艒迟补迟 is 补别驳谤艒迟腻谤别, meaning 鈥渢o be sick,鈥� which comes from aeger, 鈥渟ick.鈥� Despite the similar spelling, aeger is not related to Latin ager (stem agr-), 鈥渇ield,鈥� or the recent 51吃瓜 of the Day eagre. Aegrotat was first recorded in English in the early 1860s. Learn more about the differences between British English and American English here.
EXAMPLE OF AEGROTAT USED IN A SENTENCE
With an unusually nasty flu making its way around the university, the vice-chancellor granted aegrotats to several sick students who were otherwise set to graduate midyear.