ALECITHAL

Etymology

Adjective

alecithal (not comparable)

(biology, of an ovum) Tending to segment uniformly, and having little or no yolk embedded in the protoplasm.

Source: Wiktionary


A*lec"i*thal, a. Etym: [Gr. (Biol.)

Definition: Applied to those ova which segment uniformly, and which have little or no food yelk embedded in their protoplasm. Balfour.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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