In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ACYLATE
Etymology
Verb
acylate (third-person singular simple present acylates, present participle acylating, simple past and past participle acylated)
(transitive, organic chemistry) To add one or more acyl groups to a compound.
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31 March 2025
IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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