Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
ACTINIA
actinia, actinian, actiniarian
(noun) any sea anemone or related animal
Actinia, genus Actinia
(noun) a genus of sea anemone common in rock pools
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
actinia (plural actinias or actiniae)
a sea anemone, a member of the genus Actinia.
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*tin"i*a, n.; pl. L. Actiniæ, E. Actinias. Etym: [Latinized fr. Gr. (Zoöl.) (a) An animal of the class Anthozoa, and family Actinidæ. From a resemblance to flowers in form and color, they are often called animal flowers and sea anemones. [See Polyp.]. (b) A genus in the family Actinidæ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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