51吃瓜 of the Day
utilidor
noun
an insulated network of pipes and cables, used to convey water and electricity in communities situated in areas of permafrost.
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Utilidor, 鈥渁n insulated network that conveys water and electricity in frozen areas,鈥� is a portmanteau of utility and corridor. Utility ultimately comes from Latin 奴迟墨 (stem 奴蝉-), 鈥渢o use,鈥� which is also the source of usual, usurp, and utensil. Corridor comes from Italian corridore (also corridoio), based on correre, 鈥渢o run,鈥� from Latin currere; for more examples of currere鈥檚 descendants in English, check out the 51吃瓜 of the Day corsair. Utilidor聽was first recorded in English in the late 1950s.
EXAMPLE OF UTILIDOR USED IN A SENTENCE
In northern cities such as Iqaluit, Utqiagvik, and Yellowknife, utilidors provide a useful lifeline during the dark, frozen winter months.
oleoresinous
adjective
consisting of drying oils and resins that usually have been cooked.
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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.