What an unusual word "petrikor"! How rare it is! You can hardly hear it when you go for a walk in sunny weather. And in general, in everyday life it is used extremely rarely. And the person who uses it in his speech is most likely a great scholar and has a rich vocabulary. What does petrikor mean?
Origin of the word
Let's look into the origin of the term "petrikor". This little-known word was formed from two Greek words. Petra, which in ancient Greek means "stone" + ichor is a liquid flowing in the veins of the heroes of Greek mythology.
In translation, petrikor is a pleasant smell after the rain or the smell of the rain itself. This is the scent of freshness that many people like so much. When the rain passes, the dust clings to the ground and it seems as if it becomes easier to breathe. Even the air itself feels cleaner.
What is the scent of rain made of?
You can often hear what a pleasant after-rain fragrance is - the "handiwork" of ozone. However, research scientists have shown that petrikore consists ofseveral scents that together give such a feeling of freshness.
First of all, these are oils released from trees, which during rain, using such a physical process as diffusion, spread between hydrogen molecules in the air.
The second characteristic of petrikor is bacteria living in the soil called actinomycetes. They produce chemicals that raindrops hit the ground, so to speak, knock them out.
And, of course, the third is ozone itself. Probably the easiest part to understand. Thanks to the Austrian scientists who once upon a time studied the smells of damp earth and weather!
But it is important to know not only the meaning of new words, but also to pronounce them correctly. Dictionaries will help you with this. According to them, in the word petrikor, the stress according to the rules should be pronounced, highlighting the last syllable, since this concept came to Russian from a foreign language.
Lemniscate Petrikor
The word "petrikor" is not only the smell after the rain. This is also one of the components of the name of the modern group with the unusual name "Lemniskata petrikor". A beautiful name makes you imagine a magical girl singing in the forest after a thunderstorm has just passed. But in fact, this is a duet of two young people: Svetlana Shumiliver and her partner Andrey. They met at the institute and somehow unexpectedly decided to do something together.
So the band was born with a bewitchingname. The highlight of this duet is that the soloist sings songs on behalf of a man and does a good job of it. Andrew, in turn, is responsible for the content of the songs. The music group is just starting to gain popularity. Their page on the VKontakte social network is small in number. Only two and a half thousand people share their music. But they also began to exist relatively recently. The charming appearance of the soloist and the unique idea of performing songs on behalf of a man can become the key to the popularity of the collaboration of these young talents. The first album of "Lemniskata Petrikor" was released with good success. Let's hope that the continuation of this story will not disappoint the fans.
