ALLOTROPE

allotrope

(noun) a structurally different form of an element; “graphite and diamond are allotropes of carbon”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

allotrope (plural allotropes)

(chemistry) Any form of an element that has a distinctly different molecular structure to another form of the same element. [from 1847]

Source: Wiktionary



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4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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