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Word of the Day – Oleoresinous

By December 12, 2022Word of the Day

Oleoresinous (adj)

ol-ee-o-rez-in-us

Consisting of drying oils and resins that usually have been cooked.

Oleoresinous, “consisting of drying oils and resins,” is a compound of oleo-, “oil”; resin; and -ous, a suffix roughly meaning “full of, consisting of.” Oleo- comes by way of Latin oleum or olīvum, “oil, olive oil,” from Ancient Greek élaion (dialectal élaiwon), which derives from elaíā (dialectal elaíwā), “olive.”

Example sentences

“She made an oleoresinous varnish for the custom shelving.”

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