Variable Definitions – A to Z Blog Challenge – Letter V
http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/2019/04/
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Variable Definition = vituperation – The distinctive smell of sweat that is exuded after taking certain vitamins.
Sentence = Bonnie smelled like an orange when she worked out, after taking her vitamin C.
Real Definition = Sustained and bitter railing and condemnation; vituperative utterance (abuse)
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Variable Definition = varve – An insect egg; an undeveloped larva.
Sentence = Vector control reports that local ponds have been inundated with mosquito varve, and are due to hatch out soon.
Real Definition = A pair of layers of alternately finer and coarser silt or clay believed to comprise an annual cycle of deposition in a body of still water.
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Variable Definition = velamen – A breath refresher tablet, for men.
Sentence = Guys, tired of your mouth feeling fruity and minty? Velamen breath tablets are available in these new flavors…steak, beer, and jalapeno/cheese.
Real Definition = The thick, corky epidermis of aerial roots of an epiphytic orchid, that absorbs water from the atmosphere.
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© 2019 BS
I like your def of varve and now I know what those aerial roots on orchids are called, thanks 🙂
I like velamen. I think you should propose that to the Tic-Tac company 🙂
This was interesting. I had to chuckle at the beer & steak flavors.