In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ALLERGIC
allergic, hypersensitive, hypersensitized, hypersensitised, sensitized, sensitised, supersensitive, supersensitized, supersensitised
(adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); “allergic children”; “hypersensitive to pollen”
allergic
(adjective) characterized by or caused by allergy; “an allergic reaction”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
allergic (comparative more allergic, superlative most allergic)
Of or pertaining to allergy.
Having an allergy.
Excessively sensitive; susceptible.
Noun
allergic (plural allergics)
A person with a tendency to having allergies; a person with multiple or severe allergies.
Anagrams
• clergial
Source: Wiktionary
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SPONGE
(noun) a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
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