In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ANOREXIGENIC
anorectic, anorexigenic
(adjective) causing loss of appetite; “an anorectic (or anorexigenic) drug”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
anorexigenic (comparative more anorexigenic, superlative most anorexigenic)
(medicine) creating or inducing a state of anorexia
Noun
anorexigenic (plural anorexigenics)
An anorexigenic agent.
Source: Wiktionary
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SALTWORT
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
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