The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
ABIETENE
Ab"i*e*tene, n. Etym: [L. abies, abietis, a fir tree.]
Definition: A volatile oil distilled from the resin or balsam of the nut pine (Pinus sabiniana) of California.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUBDUCTION
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
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